Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Peru
Peru: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 99.73 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.73
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.95
in 2017
All-time low
77.84
in 1970
Years of data
33
1970–2023
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Peru, 1970–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: primary education in Peru is 99.73, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Peru peaked at 99.95 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.84, in 1970.
Peru ranks 1st of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.24 | 77.84 | 82.65 | 2 |
| 1980s | 90.08 | 85.03 | 94.81 | 5 |
| 1990s | 89.75 | 84.12 | 98.04 | 6 |
| 2000s | 99.12 | 98.08 | 99.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.69 | 99.23 | 99.95 | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.75 | 99.68 | 99.86 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 education in Peru?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Peru was 99.73 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.95 in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.84 in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Peru ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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