Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.805 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 0.805 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru peaked at 0.805 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5677 LPIA, in 1997.
Peru ranks 71st of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.5677 LPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.5762 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5845 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6106 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6298 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6616 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.642 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6459 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6626 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6622 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6543 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7003 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7079 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7197 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7202 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7157 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7425 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7469 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7491 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7453 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7675 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7942 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7555 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8036 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7951 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.805 LPIA | +1.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.805 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9262 LPIA, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.805 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7905 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5761 LPIA | 0.5677 LPIA | 0.5845 LPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6461 LPIA | 0.6106 LPIA | 0.6626 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7315 LPIA | 0.7003 LPIA | 0.7675 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7907 LPIA | 0.7555 LPIA | 0.805 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 0.805 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 0.805 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5677 LPIA in 1997.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Peru ranks 71st out of 99 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 12.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release