Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Peru
Peru: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 3.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Peru stood at 3.2%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Peru peaked at 21.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2023.
That places Peru 34th out of 37 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.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.2% | — |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -27.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 3.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.6%, 42% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Peru's 3.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.0%, 46% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.0% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.2% | 5.8% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Peru?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Peru was 3.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Peru ranks 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release