Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender was 0.9014 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9014 GPIA
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
77th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9014 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.813 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru stood at 0.9014 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru peaked at 0.9014 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.813 GPIA, in 2005.
Peru ranks 77th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8449 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8302 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8256 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8507 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8226 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.82 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8195 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.813 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8333 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.844 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8363 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8314 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8317 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8488 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8496 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8741 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8403 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8603 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8395 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.849 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8573 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8522 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8445 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8453 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8555 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.847 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9014 GPIA | +6.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.9014 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9833 GPIA, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.9014 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 GPIA, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8376 GPIA | 0.8302 GPIA | 0.8449 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8296 GPIA | 0.813 GPIA | 0.8507 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8503 GPIA | 0.8317 GPIA | 0.8741 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8587 GPIA | 0.8445 GPIA | 0.9014 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 upper secondary education or in Peru?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru was 0.9014 GPIA 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 0.9014 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.813 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 77th out of 107 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 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release