Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Peru
Peru: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2021. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2021, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Peru stood at 1.01 index. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.01 index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.85 index, in 1970.
That places Peru 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.85 index | 0.85 index | 0.85 index | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9107 index | 0.9107 index | 0.9107 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9621 index | 0.9515 index | 0.9697 index | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9703 index | 0.9657 index | 0.9764 index | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9792 index | 0.9449 index | 0.9974 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 2 |
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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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Peru?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Peru was 1.01 index in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2021.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 index in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2021.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.