Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population was 58.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Peru, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Peru recorded 58.3% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Peru peaked at 58.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1972.
Peru ranks 68th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 40.7% | 42.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 41.8% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 52.9% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 54.8% | 58.3% | 5 |
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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 upper secondary, population in Peru?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Peru was 58.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population?
- Peru ranks 68th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.