Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Peru
Peru: Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education was 90.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Peru, 1970–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Peru is 90.63, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Peru peaked at 90.63 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.89, in 1970.
Peru ranks 10th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.89 | — |
| 1981 | 67.3 | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 77.65 | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 79.03 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 78.95 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.98 | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 73.36 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 71.98 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 76.63 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 75.23 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 73.9 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 70.32 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 70.47 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.61 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 78.52 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 81.89 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 83.81 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 86.92 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 80.72 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 77.07 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 76.65 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 82.17 | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 85.94 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 86.78 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 86.53 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.63 | +4.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 90.63 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.1, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Peru's 90.63 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80.51, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.89 | 56.89 | 56.89 | 1 |
| 1980s | 67.3 | 67.3 | 67.3 | 1 |
| 1990s | 76.6 | 73.36 | 79.03 | 5 |
| 2000s | 74.95 | 70.32 | 81.89 | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.22 | 76.65 | 86.92 | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.47 | 85.94 | 90.63 | 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: upper secondary education in Peru?
- Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Peru was 90.63 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 90.63 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.89 in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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: upper secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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