Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Peru
Peru: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Peru, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.0% for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Peru peaked at 1.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.
That places Peru 68th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Peru?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Peru was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- How does Peru rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public?
- Peru ranks 68th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release