Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 63.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru, 1972–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 14.3% | — |
| 1981 | 24.7% | +72.6% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | +84.9% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 46.6% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 63.6% | +0.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 63.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Peru's 63.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.9%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +84.9% | 24.7% | 45.7% |
| 1981 | +72.6% | 14.3% | 24.7% |
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
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 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