Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Peru
Peru: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Peru, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Peru is 0.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Peru peaked at 0.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.
That places Peru 81st out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.6% | — |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -47.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Peru?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Peru was 0.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Peru ranks 81st out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. 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 tertiary 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