Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.512 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru stood at 0.512 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru peaked at 0.512 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2492 LPIA, in 1997.
That places Peru 71st 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 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2492 LPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.2714 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2529 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.274 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3079 LPIA | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3145 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3135 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3025 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3116 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3375 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3278 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3165 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3428 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3467 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3561 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3683 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3686 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3862 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4112 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.409 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3772 LPIA | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4337 LPIA | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4387 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5034 LPIA | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4832 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.512 LPIA | +6.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.512 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5883 LPIA, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.512 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4467 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2579 LPIA | 0.2492 LPIA | 0.2714 LPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3118 LPIA | 0.274 LPIA | 0.3375 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.38 LPIA | 0.3428 LPIA | 0.4337 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4843 LPIA | 0.4387 LPIA | 0.512 LPIA | 4 |
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 0.512 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 0.512 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2492 LPIA in 1997.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 71st 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 38.9%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release