Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Peru
Peru: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.3018 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3018 WPIA
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
14th
of 22 countries
All-time high
0.4481 WPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.0453 WPIA
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Peru is 0.3018 WPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Peru peaked at 0.4481 WPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0453 WPIA, in 2001.
Peru ranks 14th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Peru, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3026 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.0453 WPIA | -85.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0744 WPIA | +64.2% |
| 2003 | 0.05 WPIA | -32.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0957 WPIA | +91.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1141 WPIA | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1533 WPIA | +34.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1868 WPIA | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2651 WPIA | +41.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2388 WPIA | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2066 WPIA | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2665 WPIA | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 0.236 WPIA | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2264 WPIA | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2776 WPIA | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2819 WPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2953 WPIA | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2216 WPIA | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2752 WPIA | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3787 WPIA | +37.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4481 WPIA | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2907 WPIA | -35.1% |
| 2022 | 0.359 WPIA | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3018 WPIA | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1526 WPIA | 0.0453 WPIA | 0.3026 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2666 WPIA | 0.2066 WPIA | 0.3787 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3499 WPIA | 0.2907 WPIA | 0.4481 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 11 Colombia 0.377 WPIA compare
- 12 Honduras 0.3628 WPIA compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 0.3502 WPIA compare
- 15 Costa Rica 0.2719 WPIA compare
- 16 Mexico 0.2532 WPIA compare
- 17 El Salvador 0.2432 WPIA compare
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Peru?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Peru was 0.3018 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4481 WPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0453 WPIA in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Peru ranks 14th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release