Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second in Peru
Peru: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second was 8.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 8.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second in Peru peaked at 23.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2022.
That places Peru 37th out of 42 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 youth of upper secondary school age, second in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.9% | — |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +6.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 8.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 56% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Peru's 8.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.8%, 58% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 16.9% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 10.9% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.1% | 10.4% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, second in Peru?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second in Peru was 8.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second?
- Peru ranks 37th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release