Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 0.7761 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.7761 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru peaked at 0.7761 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5606 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Peru 75th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.6757 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6451 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7486 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6542 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7075 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5801 GPIA | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6619 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6204 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5606 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5707 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6403 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6416 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.645 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6445 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6862 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6459 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.684 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6194 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6289 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6187 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6549 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7545 GPIA | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6783 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7761 GPIA | +14.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.7761 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 68% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.7761 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.18 GPIA, 66% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6757 GPIA | 0.6757 GPIA | 0.6757 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6473 GPIA | 0.5606 GPIA | 0.7486 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6407 GPIA | 0.5707 GPIA | 0.6862 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6965 GPIA | 0.6187 GPIA | 0.7761 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Peru?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru was 0.7761 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 0.7761 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5606 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Peru ranks 75th out of 88 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 20.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release