Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Peru
Peru: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) was 94.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Peru is 94.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Peru peaked at 94.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 1970.
Peru ranks 40th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.7% | — |
| 1981 | 63.1% | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 74.4% | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 71.7% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 69.4% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +3.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 94.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.9%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Peru's 94.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 71.3% | 74.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 68.3% | 79.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 75.0% | 84.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 85.5% | 94.1% | 5 |
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, female in Peru?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Peru was 94.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Peru ranks 40th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release