Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.7269 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru is 0.7269 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru peaked at 0.7269 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3951 LPIA, in 2000.
Peru ranks 76th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4815 LPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.4796 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4886 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3951 LPIA | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4261 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4476 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4347 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.43 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5891 LPIA | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5482 LPIA | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5576 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5579 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5463 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5956 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6052 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6169 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6304 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6232 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6502 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.529 LPIA | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5321 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6592 LPIA | +23.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5467 LPIA | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6088 LPIA | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5882 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6042 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6144 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7269 LPIA | +18.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.7269 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9106 LPIA, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.7269 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7805 LPIA, 93% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +37.0% | 0.43 LPIA | 0.5891 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4832 LPIA | 0.4796 LPIA | 0.4886 LPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4933 LPIA | 0.3951 LPIA | 0.5891 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5988 LPIA | 0.529 LPIA | 0.6592 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6285 LPIA | 0.5882 LPIA | 0.7269 LPIA | 5 |
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 primary education or higher in Peru?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru was 0.7269 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7269 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3951 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Peru ranks 76th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release