Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Peru
Peru: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, 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 161 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
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 161 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