Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Peru
Peru: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 7.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 7.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Peru peaked at 25.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2025.
That places Peru 149th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.3% | — |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -19.3% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | -24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 15.7% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 7.3% | 13.0% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Peru?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Peru was 7.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Peru ranks 149th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release