Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Peru
Peru: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 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 161 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (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 161 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