Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 14.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Peru, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Peru is 14.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Peru peaked at 24.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1972.
Peru ranks 95th of 128 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 8.0% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 11.8% | 17.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 19.9% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 13.2% | 24.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 92 Romania 15.9% compare
- 93 Ecuador 15.5% compare
- 94 Vietnam 14.6% compare
- 96 Dominican Republic 14.5% compare
- 97 Tajikistan 14.3% compare
- 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.1% compare
More education data for Peru
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 199,824 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 112.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 19.24 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Peru?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Peru was 14.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Peru ranks 95th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.