School enrolment in Peru
Peru: School enrolment was 93.34 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.34
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
31st
of 178 countries
All-time high
99.3
in 2022
All-time low
53.81
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School enrolment in Peru, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 93.34 for school enrolment 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, school enrolment in Peru peaked at 99.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.81, 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.
School enrolment in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.92 | — |
| 1999 | 53.81 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 56.37 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 57.44 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 57.97 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 57.31 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 59.93 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 62.01 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 63.24 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 65.04 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 69.82 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 75.03 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 76.69 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 73.27 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 74.18 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 85.68 | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 88.03 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 92.76 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 94.89 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 96.03 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 99.16 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 98.56 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 98.43 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.67 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 99.3 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 98.6 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 93.34 | -5.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 93.34 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.31, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 93.34 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.8, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.86 | 53.81 | 53.92 | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.42 | 56.37 | 75.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.92 | 73.27 | 99.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.27 | 93.34 | 99.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrolment in Peru?
- School enrolment in Peru was 93.34 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.81 in 1999.
- How does Peru rank for school enrolment?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrolment 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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