Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 71.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru is 71.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru peaked at 71.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2001.
Peru ranks 49th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.9% | — |
| 1998 | 56.3% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 55.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | +10.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 71.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Peru's 71.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.7%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.2% | 53.9% | 56.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 53.1% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 62.1% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 62.8% | 71.3% | 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 71.3% 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 71.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 108 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 9.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release