Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both was 65.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru is 65.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.3% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Peru peaked at 65.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2000.
That places Peru 72nd out of 101 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 rural both in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 39.3% | — |
| 1998 | 39.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -30.3% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +56.3% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +39.0% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 50.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | +30.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 65.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.3%, 78% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Peru's 65.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.1%, 96% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both 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 | +56.3% | 30.7% | 48.0% |
| 2018 | +39.0% | 41.5% | 57.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 39.2% | 39.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 27.5% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 41.1% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 47.0% | 65.4% | 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 65.4% 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 65.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Peru ranks 72nd out of 101 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 21.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release