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.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.84 | — |
| 1973 | 82.65 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 85.03 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 89.65 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 90.17 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 94.81 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 90.74 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 89.94 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 84.86 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 84.56 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.12 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 96.96 | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 98.04 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 98.46 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 99.05 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 99.56 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 98.08 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 99.69 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 99.54 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.29 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.18 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.37 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.23 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.92 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 99.95 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.82 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.84 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.68 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.86 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.71 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.73 | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 99.73 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Peru's 99.73 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.65, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- 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: 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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