Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Peru
Peru: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Peru, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.5% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Peru peaked at 1.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1996.
Peru ranks 77th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8% | — |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -22.8% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +58.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 5 |
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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Peru?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Peru was 1.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
- How does Peru rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Peru ranks 77th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release