Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.9518 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru, 1972β2024
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 0.9518 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru peaked at 0.9965 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4872 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Peru 86th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4872 GPIA | 0.4872 GPIA | 0.4872 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6387 GPIA | 0.6387 GPIA | 0.6387 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7963 GPIA | 0.7963 GPIA | 0.7963 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8864 GPIA | 0.8689 GPIA | 0.9023 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9568 GPIA | 0.9111 GPIA | 0.9965 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9681 GPIA | 0.9454 GPIA | 0.9873 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 83 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.9733 GPIA compare
- 84 Vietnam 0.9711 GPIA compare
- 85 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.959 GPIA compare
- 87 Chile 0.9498 GPIA compare
- 88 Fiji, Republic of 0.9255 GPIA compare
- 89 Mauritius 0.9254 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 0.9518 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 0.9965 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4872 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Peru ranks 86th out of 127 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 3.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release