Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.8437 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8437 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
103rd
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.8682 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.6295 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
30
1972–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.8437 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru peaked at 0.8682 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6295 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Peru 103rd out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.6295 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.7478 GPIA | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7901 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8152 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8077 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7932 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8229 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8045 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8046 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8602 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8444 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8135 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8116 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8078 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8046 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8169 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8379 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8401 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8682 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8277 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.849 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8202 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8299 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8499 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.83 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8227 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8248 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8323 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8257 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8437 GPIA | +2.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.8437 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 86% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.8437 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 GPIA, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6295 GPIA | 0.6295 GPIA | 0.6295 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7478 GPIA | 0.7478 GPIA | 0.7478 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8044 GPIA | 0.7901 GPIA | 0.8152 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8167 GPIA | 0.7932 GPIA | 0.8602 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.837 GPIA | 0.8169 GPIA | 0.8682 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8298 GPIA | 0.8227 GPIA | 0.8437 GPIA | 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 0.8437 GPIA 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 0.8682 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6295 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 103rd out of 137 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 1.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release