Progression to secondary school in Peru
Peru: Progression to secondary school was 95.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Peru, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Peru is 95.4%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Peru peaked at 99.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 1973.
That places Peru 101st out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.8% | 58.3% | 84.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 86.1% | 86.1% | 86.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.5% | 95.9% | 97.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 96.4% | 98.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 90.9% | 99.1% | 8 |
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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 progression to secondary school in Peru?
- Progression to secondary school in Peru was 95.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 1973.
- How does Peru rank for progression to secondary school?
- Peru ranks 101st out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).