Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female was 23.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru stood at 23.5%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru peaked at 23.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1998.
Peru ranks 73rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.8% | — |
| 1998 | 7.0% | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +25.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 23.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Peru's 23.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.4%, 89% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.4% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.1% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 16.4% | 23.5% | 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 upper secondary education or in Peru?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru was 23.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1998.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 73rd out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release