Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Peru
Peru: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Peru, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 93.3% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Peru peaked at 99.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 1999.
That places Peru 31st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.9% | 53.8% | 53.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 56.4% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 73.3% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 93.3% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 199,824 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.97 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Peru?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Peru was 93.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 1999.
- How does Peru rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.