Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.5% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Peru peaked at 3.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
That places Peru 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 15% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 11% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 6 |
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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Peru?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Peru was 0.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release