Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.4386 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4386 LPIA
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
78th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.4386 LPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.2049 LPIA
in 1999
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.4386 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru peaked at 0.4386 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2049 LPIA, in 1999.
That places Peru 78th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2096 LPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.2079 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2049 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2176 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2392 LPIA | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2546 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.232 LPIA | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2504 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2748 LPIA | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2584 LPIA | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2728 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2677 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2615 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2805 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2909 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2974 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3044 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3098 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.324 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2963 LPIA | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2946 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3276 LPIA | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3037 LPIA | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3597 LPIA | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3535 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3581 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3812 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4386 LPIA | +15.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.4386 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5998 LPIA, 73% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.4386 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4691 LPIA, 93% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2075 LPIA | 0.2049 LPIA | 0.2096 LPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2529 LPIA | 0.2176 LPIA | 0.2748 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3029 LPIA | 0.2805 LPIA | 0.3276 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3782 LPIA | 0.3535 LPIA | 0.4386 LPIA | 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 0.4386 LPIA 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 0.4386 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2049 LPIA in 1999.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 78th out of 105 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 41.6%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release