Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.1392 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.1392 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru peaked at 0.2601 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1168 LPIA, in 1997.
That places Peru 84th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.1168 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.1846 LPIA | +58.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1859 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1988 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1576 LPIA | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 0.166 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1903 LPIA | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1998 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1984 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1895 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2008 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1975 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2092 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.203 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2055 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2127 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2084 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2601 LPIA | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2287 LPIA | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1495 LPIA | -34.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1255 LPIA | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1392 LPIA | +10.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.1392 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3351 LPIA, 42% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.1392 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2274 LPIA, 61% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +58.1% | 0.1168 LPIA | 0.1846 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1168 LPIA | 0.1168 LPIA | 0.1168 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1805 LPIA | 0.1576 LPIA | 0.1988 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2025 LPIA | 0.1895 LPIA | 0.2127 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1806 LPIA | 0.1255 LPIA | 0.2601 LPIA | 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 0.1392 LPIA 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 0.2601 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1168 LPIA in 1997.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Peru ranks 84th out of 91 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 down 29.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release