Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 2.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru, 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru stood at 2.5%.
The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Peru peaked at 6.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2001.
Peru ranks 84th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 1.4% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.1% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 81 Cambodia 3.4% compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 2.8% compare
- 83 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.7% compare
- 85 El Salvador 2.1% compare
- 86 Uruguay 2.1% compare
- 87 Togo 2.1% 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 2.5% 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 6.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Peru ranks 84th out of 95 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 54.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release