Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Peru
Peru: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.2%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
59th
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1981
All-time low
76.6%
in 1974
Years of data
42
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Peru stood at 98.2%.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% 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 59th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.3% | — |
| 1971 | 84.4% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 83.7% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 76.6% | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 81.6% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 83.6% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 81.6% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 84.6% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 96.3% | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 95.3% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 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 | 98.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.0% | 76.6% | 96.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 95.3% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.3% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 94.7% | 98.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0549 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.04 % change on previous year (2024)
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 98.2% 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 59th out of 217 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 0.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release