Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
10th
of 180 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2022
All-time low
71.9%
in 1970
Years of data
26
1970–2024
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru stood at 99.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru peaked at 99.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 1970.
Peru ranks 10th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.9% | — |
| 1981 | 87.3% | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 86.6% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 88.8% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 90.6% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 92.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 86.6% | 90.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 90.8% | 98.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.5% | 98.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 97.7% | 99.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru was 99.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release