Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Peru
Peru: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 4.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Peru, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 4.4% for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Peru peaked at 4.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2007.
Peru ranks 77th of 185 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.
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.4% | — |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 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 initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Peru?
- Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Peru was 4.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2007.
- How does Peru rank for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Peru ranks 77th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 Initial government expenditure on 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