Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 71.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru is 71.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru peaked at 79.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1972.
That places Peru 101st out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 44.3% | 44.3% | 44.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 61.3% | 61.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 51.0% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 64.7% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 68.6% | 71.7% | 5 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0058 units per person (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 71.7% 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 79.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Peru ranks 101st out of 135 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 down 3.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release