Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Peru
Peru: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) was 98.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Peru, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 98.9% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Peru peaked at 98.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1970.
Peru ranks 19th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.0% | — |
| 1981 | 83.2% | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 87.2% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 89.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 91.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +1.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 98.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Peru's 98.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.5%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +26.0% | 66.0% | 83.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.0% | 84.5% | 89.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 89.7% | 96.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 95.8% | 98.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.7% | 98.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 745,341 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Peru?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Peru was 98.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Peru ranks 19th out of 163 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release