Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru stood at 94.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru peaked at 94.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 1970.
Peru ranks 35th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.9% | — |
| 1981 | 67.3% | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 77.7% | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 73.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 72.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 76.6% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.9% | 56.9% | 56.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 67.3% | 67.3% | 67.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 73.4% | 79.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 70.3% | 81.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 76.7% | 86.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 85.9% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Peru was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 35th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release