Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru stood at 99.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 57th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.6% | — |
| 1999 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 69.7% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 68.8% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 75.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.6% | 66.6% | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 66.0% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 79.3% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.8% | 99.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.76 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 142,500 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 990,756 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.4038 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 905,151 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.21 % change on previous year (2017)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru was 99.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 57th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release