Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 53.6% 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 53.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru peaked at 53.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1972.
That places Peru 74th out of 141 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 female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 9.0% | — |
| 1981 | 18.5% | +105.0% |
| 1997 | 36.1% | +95.3% |
| 1998 | 38.5% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 37.6% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | +3.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 53.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Peru's 53.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.2%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +105.0% | 9.0% | 18.5% |
| 1997 | +95.3% | 18.5% | 36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 36.1% | 38.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 37.2% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 47.6% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 49.9% | 53.6% | 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 53.6% 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 53.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 74th out of 141 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 5.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release