Education in Peru 137 indicators covering education for Peru. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 94.5% 2016 up 1.4% 71st Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 718 2024 down 8.8% 62nd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 835 2024 up 8.4% 61st Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 1,617 2024 up 11.3% 61st Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 2,344 2024 up 17.8% 58th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 105.6% 2018 up 2.0% 60th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 107.5% 2018 up 4.6% 49th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% 2100 down 32.9% 138th Number of adults with no formal education by region 49,300 people 2100 down 35.2% 80th Population by level of education 15.62 million people 2100 up 4.6% 44th Repeaters, primary, female 2.5% 2018 down 63.4% 78th Repeaters, primary, male 3.0% 2018 down 59.1% 84th School enrollment, secondary, private 25.9% 2024 down 13.7% 49th School enrollment, primary 95.7% 2018 down 0.8% 61st Over-age students, primary 5.6% 2018 down 52.6% 99th Secondary education, teachers 46.1% 2024 up 5.0% 148th School enrollment, primary, female 93.1% 2015 down 5.6% 80th School enrollment, primary, male 92.4% 2015 down 5.3% 92nd Over-age students, primary, male 5.8% 2018 down 52.3% 101st Over-age students, primary, female 5.4% 2018 down 53.0% 95th Compulsory education, duration 14 years 2025 unchanged 8th Progression to secondary school 95.4% 2017 down 1.0% 101st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 98.5% 2018 down 0.8% 42nd Primary education, pupils 49.1% 2018 up 0.1% 40th Tertiary education, academic staff 36.8% 2024 up 10.1% 114th Persistence to grade 5, female 94.5% 2016 up 1.3% 71st Persistence to grade 5, male 94.6% 2016 up 1.6% 60th School enrollment, secondary 89.3% 2018 up 19.6% 46th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Progression to secondary school, male 95.7% 2017 down 1.6% 90th School enrollment, secondary, female 87.7% 2018 up 14.5% 57th School enrollment, secondary, male 90.9% 2018 up 24.7% 37th Progression to secondary school, female 95.1% 2017 down 0.3% 94th Expenditure on tertiary education 15.8% 2018 up 0.4% 110th Literacy rate, youth female 99.6% 2024 up 0.8% 20th Children out of school, primary 5,359 2019 down 80.3% 125th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 96.9% 2015 down 1.6% 60th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 96.1% 2015 down 1.5% 69th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 unchanged 24th Literacy rate, youth male 99.4% 2024 up 0.2% 24th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.39 2018 down 16.7% 112th Literacy rate, youth total 99.5% 2024 up 0.5% 20th Expenditure on secondary education 34.2% 2018 up 2.8% 70th Expenditure on primary education 33.9% 2018 down 16.3% 64th Secondary education, pupils 48.9% 2018 down 0.3% 113th Children out of school, primary, female 39,928 2003 down 78.0% 64th Children out of school, primary, male 30,543 2003 down 82.1% 70th Literacy rate, adult total 93.7% 2024 down 0.1% 41st Literacy rate, adult male 97.0% 2024 up 0.1% 32nd Adolescents out of school 0.2% 2024 down 95.0% 170th Current education expenditure, total 78.5% 2024 down 1.3% 114th Current education expenditure, primary 81.5% 2024 down 0.3% 121st Current education expenditure, secondary 75.0% 2024 down 3.7% 120th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.2 2018 down 12.6% 99th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 19.55 2018 down 0.2% 70th Current education expenditure, tertiary 74.8% 2024 down 7.2% 100th Adolescents out of school, female 1.1% 2021 down 72.2% 143rd Adolescents out of school, male 1.7% 2021 up 44.8% 135th Net intake rate in grade 1 97.9% 2018 up 26.2% 4th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 19.25 2017 up 30.0% 61st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →