Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 15.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru, 1972β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru is 15.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru peaked at 24.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1972.
That places Peru 82nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 11.7% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 13.3% | 19.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 20.9% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 14.0% | 24.5% | 5 |
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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 15.2% 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 24.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Peru ranks 82nd out of 129 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 33.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release