Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Peru
Peru: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Peru stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Peru peaked at 2.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
Peru ranks 19th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +81.2% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -47.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +38.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +44.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -38.5% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +87.5% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -26.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -75.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 2.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 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 children of primary school age, rural, richest in Peru?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Peru was 0.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest?
- Peru ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release