Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 63.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru, 1972β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru is 63.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru peaked at 63.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1972.
That places Peru 62nd out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 45.7% | 47.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 46.3% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 58.3% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 60.5% | 63.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 59 Brunei Darussalam 67.8% compare
- 60 Sri Lanka 64.4% compare
- 61 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 63.7% compare
- 63 Andorra, Principality of 62.1% compare
- 64 Malta 61.7% compare
- 65 Egypt, Arab Republic of 60.6% compare
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 63.6% 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 63.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 62nd out of 140 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 3.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release