Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 29.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru stood at 29.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru peaked at 29.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2000.
That places Peru 75th out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 15.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 23.1% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 27.1% | 29.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru was 29.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 75th out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release