Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Peru
Peru: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) was 98.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Peru, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 98.3% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Peru peaked at 98.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 1970.
That places Peru 27th out of 163 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, male (%) (enrolment male) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.7% | — |
| 1981 | 91.3% | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 88.9% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 90.4% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 94.1% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 91.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 98.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Peru's 98.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.7% | 77.7% | 77.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 91.3% | 91.3% | 91.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 90.4% | 88.9% | 92.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 91.9% | 98.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.2% | 98.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.7% | 98.3% | 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, male in Peru?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Peru was 98.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Peru ranks 27th out of 163 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release