Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Peru
Peru: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Peru recorded 3.2% for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Peru peaked at 8.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2021.
That places Peru 21st out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -34.8% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +34.1% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +41.4% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -50.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -54.7% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +48.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +26.5% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 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 household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Peru?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Peru was 3.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Peru ranks 21st out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release