Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.9377 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru, 2004β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru is 0.9377 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru peaked at 0.9927 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8285 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Peru 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8777 GPIA | 0.8285 GPIA | 0.913 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9457 GPIA | 0.9054 GPIA | 0.9849 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9627 GPIA | 0.932 GPIA | 0.9927 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 64 Malaysia 0.9784 GPIA compare
- 65 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.9736 GPIA compare
- 66 Luxembourg 0.9461 GPIA compare
- 68 Vietnam 0.9372 GPIA compare
- 69 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.9285 GPIA compare
- 70 Chile 0.9283 GPIA compare
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Peru?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru was 0.9377 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9927 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8285 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Peru ranks 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release