Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Peru
Peru: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 97.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.1%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
158th
of 197 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
91.6%
in 2023
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Peru, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 97.1% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Peru peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 91.6%, in 2023.
Peru ranks 158th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 97.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.2% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 91.6% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.76 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 142,500 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 990,756 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.4038 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 905,151 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.21 % change on previous year (2017)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Peru?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Peru was 97.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.6% in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Peru ranks 158th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release