Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 0.9518 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru, 1972–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.4872 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.6387 GPIA | +31.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7963 GPIA | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8689 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8846 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8892 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8901 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8762 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8935 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9023 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9111 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9693 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9619 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9298 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9193 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9965 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9936 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9788 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9318 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9758 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9873 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9807 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9454 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.975 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9518 GPIA | -2.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.9518 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 86% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.9518 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.19 GPIA, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +31.1% | 0.4872 GPIA | 0.6387 GPIA |
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
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 0.9518 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