Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru stood at 90.0%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 2003.
That places Peru 67th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 81.6% | — |
| 1998 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.8% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 81.5% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +10.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 90.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.6%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Peru's 90.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.5%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.4% | 80.8% | 81.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 68.1% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 77.7% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 79.5% | 90.0% | 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 90.0% 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 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 2003.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Peru ranks 67th out of 106 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 3.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release