Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Peru stood at 99.8%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Peru peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 1970.
That places Peru 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.8% | — |
| 1973 | 82.6% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 85.0% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 89.6% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 94.8% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 90.7% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 89.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 84.9% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.1% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 97.0% | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 98.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.2% | 77.8% | 82.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 90.1% | 85.0% | 94.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 84.1% | 98.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.1% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 13 Lithuania 99.9% compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 99.9% compare
- 15 Switzerland 99.9% compare
- 17 France 99.8% compare
- 18 Singapore 99.8% compare
- 19 Montenegro 99.8% compare
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, primary, both sexes in Peru?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Peru was 99.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release