Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male was 37.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 37.1% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru peaked at 37.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2000.
That places Peru 69th out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.1% | — |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +3.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 37.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.1%, 70% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Peru's 37.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.9%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 22.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 30.4% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 34.8% | 37.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 745,341 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (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 37.1% 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 37.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 69th 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 13.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release