Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.8802 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8802 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
104th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.9084 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.678 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
30
1972–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru stood at 0.8802 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru peaked at 0.9084 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.678 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Peru 104th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.678 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.7778 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8162 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8122 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8083 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8019 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8263 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8248 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8128 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9084 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8697 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8313 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8335 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8281 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.826 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8522 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8618 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8728 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8819 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8679 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8761 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8536 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8568 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8803 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.868 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8717 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8742 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.873 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.879 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8802 GPIA | +0.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.8802 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.994 GPIA, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.8802 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.678 GPIA | 0.678 GPIA | 0.678 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7778 GPIA | 0.7778 GPIA | 0.7778 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8122 GPIA | 0.8083 GPIA | 0.8162 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8363 GPIA | 0.8019 GPIA | 0.9084 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8671 GPIA | 0.8522 GPIA | 0.8819 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8756 GPIA | 0.8717 GPIA | 0.8802 GPIA | 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 0.8802 GPIA 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 0.9084 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.678 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Peru ranks 104th out of 134 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 1.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release