Years of schooling in Peru
Peru: Years of schooling was 10.15 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 192 countries
All-time high
10.15
in 2021
All-time low
7.78
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Peru, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling in Peru stood at 10.15. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Peru peaked at 10.15 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.78, in 1990.
That places Peru 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.78 | — |
| 1991 | 7.83 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 7.89 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 7.95 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 8.01 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 8.07 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 8.13 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 8.19 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 8.25 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.3 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 8.36 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.42 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 8.48 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.54 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.6 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.92 | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 7.93 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.19 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 8.19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.22 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.87 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 8.89 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.08 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 9.14 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.15 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.09 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.31 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.54 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 9.76 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 9.89 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 10.02 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 10.15 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.15 | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 10.15 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 10.15 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.68, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.04 | 7.78 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.29 | 7.92 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.27 | 8.87 | 9.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.12 | 10.02 | 10.15 | 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 years of schooling in Peru?
- Years of schooling in Peru was 10.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 10.15 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.78 in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for years of schooling?
- Peru ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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