Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Peru
Peru: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.8%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
65th
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1981
All-time low
76.6%
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Peru is 97.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Peru peaked at 100.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 1974.
That places Peru 65th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.9% | — |
| 1971 | 80.6% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 79.5% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 76.7% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 78.6% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 81.7% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 84.9% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 95.1% | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.4% | 76.6% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.6% | 95.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.9% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 93.1% | 98.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.90 million (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Peru?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Peru was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 1974.
- How does Peru rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Peru ranks 65th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release