Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.512 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru, 1997β2024
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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release