Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Peru
Peru: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 92.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Peru, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Peru is 92.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Peru peaked at 92.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 1970.
That places Peru 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.5% | — |
| 1974 | 32.2% | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 36.9% | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 42.6% | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 45.9% | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 47.4% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 57.5% | +21.3% |
| 1980 | 55.2% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 56.7% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 59.6% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 66.2% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 75.4% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 78.3% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.7% | 29.5% | 57.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 55.2% | 59.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 66.2% | 66.2% | 66.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 75.4% | 89.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 82.9% | 92.0% | 10 |
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More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Peru?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Peru was 92.0% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Peru ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.