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 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.0% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.5% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Peru peaked at 4.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
That places Peru 42nd out of 46 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -39.5% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -30.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +106.2% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +57.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +22.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -31.2% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +127.3% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +36.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -52.9% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -37.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 30% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.6%, 39% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 3.4% | 4 |
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 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 1.0% 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 4.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Peru ranks 42nd out of 46 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 down 54.5%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release