Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 58.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru stood at 58.3%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Peru peaked at 58.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1972.
Peru ranks 68th of 142 countries on this measure, 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 both in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 11.6% | — |
| 1981 | 21.6% | +86.6% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | +88.1% |
| 1998 | 42.7% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | +1.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 58.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Peru's 58.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.3%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both 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 | +88.1% | 21.6% | 40.7% |
| 1981 | +86.6% | 11.6% | 21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 40.7% | 42.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 41.8% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 52.9% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 54.8% | 58.3% | 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 58.3% 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 58.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 68th out of 142 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 4.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release