Government expenditure on education in Peru
Peru: Government expenditure on education was 19.23 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
19.23
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
19.23
in 2025
All-time low
13.49
in 2010
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Government expenditure on education in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on education in Peru is 19.23, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education in Peru peaked at 19.23 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.49, in 2010.
Peru ranks 5th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.25 | — |
| 2001 | 14.8 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 14.58 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 14.66 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.27 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 14.28 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 14.04 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 14.14 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 14.38 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 14.55 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 13.49 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 13.54 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.37 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 15.22 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 16.23 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 17.62 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 17.94 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 18.32 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 17.15 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 17.73 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 15.51 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 16.71 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 16.47 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 18.89 | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 19.21 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 19.23 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.59 | 14.04 | 15.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.16 | 13.49 | 18.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.67 | 15.51 | 19.23 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education in Peru?
- Government expenditure on education in Peru was 19.23 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 19.23 in 2025.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.49 in 2010.
- How does Peru rank for government expenditure on education?
- Peru ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government expenditure on education rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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