Lower secondary completion rate, female in Peru

Peru: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 92.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
92.3%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
88th
of 187 countries
All-time high
92.3%
in 2019
All-time low
25.5%
in 1970
Years of data
25
1970–2019

Lower secondary completion rate, female in Peru, 1970–2019

204060801001970199420191970: 25.5 % of relevant age group1977: 41 % of relevant age group1978: 40.4 % of relevant age group1979: 50 % of relevant age group1980: 51.8 % of relevant age group1981: 52.5 % of relevant age group1995: 64.4 % of relevant age group2000: 73.6 % of relevant age group2001: 76.3 % of relevant age group2002: 79.9 % of relevant age group2004: 79.1 % of relevant age group2005: 79.1 % of relevant age group2006: 83.7 % of relevant age group2008: 85.1 % of relevant age group2009: 88.1 % of relevant age group2010: 89.1 % of relevant age group2011: 88.3 % of relevant age group2012: 81.6 % of relevant age group2013: 90.1 % of relevant age group2014: 88.7 % of relevant age group2015: 88.9 % of relevant age group2016: 90.1 % of relevant age group2017: 90.1 % of relevant age group2018: 91.8 % of relevant age group2019: 92.3 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

Peru recorded 92.3% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Peru peaked at 92.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1970.

Peru ranks 88th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Lower secondary completion rate, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Peru, 1970 to 2019.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1970 25.5%
1977 41.0% +60.5%
1978 40.4% -1.3%
1979 50.0% +23.6%
1980 51.8% +3.6%
1981 52.5% +1.4%
1995 64.4% +22.7%
2000 73.6% +14.2%
2001 76.3% +3.7%
2002 79.9% +4.7%
2004 79.1% -1.0%
2005 79.1% -0.0%
2006 83.7% +5.8%
2008 85.1% +1.7%
2009 88.1% +3.5%
2010 89.1% +1.2%
2011 88.3% -0.9%
2012 81.6% -7.6%
2013 90.1% +10.4%
2014 88.7% -1.5%
2015 88.9% +0.3%
2016 90.1% +1.3%
2017 90.1% -0.0%
2018 91.8% +1.9%
2019 92.3% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 39.2% 25.5% 50.0% 4
1980s 52.2% 51.8% 52.5% 2
1990s 64.4% 64.4% 64.4% 1
2000s 80.6% 73.6% 88.1% 8
2010s 89.1% 81.6% 92.3% 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 85 Cape Verde 92.8% compare
  2. 86 Tunisia 92.8% compare
  3. 87 Macao 92.7% compare
  4. 89 East Timor 92.3% compare
  5. 90 Ecuador 91.8% compare
  6. 91 South Africa 91.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Peru?
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Peru was 92.3% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1970.
How does Peru rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
Peru ranks 88th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,459 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.