Education · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Peru: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 96.4% (2021), 29th of 176 in the world and 5th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 112.8% (2024), 24th of 191 in the world and 5th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 95.0% (2019).
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Peru in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 96.4%2021 | 29/176 | 5/33 | 57.9% | 78.9% | 102.9% | +19.8 ppsince 2011 | 75.6% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 112.8%2024 | 24/191 | 5/39 | 116.4% | 112.2% | 113.1% | +9.8 ppsince 2014 | 104.6% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 95.0%2019 | — | — | 97.0% | 104.5% | 95.0%2019 | −7.0 ppsince 2009 | 96.5% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 108.3%2024 | 30/176 | 8/37 | 80.8% | 96.1% | 100.1% | +8.4 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 92.0%2019 | — | — | 75.4% | 89.9% | 92.0%2019 | +2.6 ppsince 2009 | 81.5% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 71.2%2017 | 49/172 | 7/31 | 33.4% | · | · | +37.3 ppsince 2006 | 58.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.2%2019 | — | — | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.2%2019 | −0.6 ppsince 2009 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 93.7%2024 | 71/141 | 16/26 | · | 93.8%2012 | 94.5% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 94.9% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.5%2024 | 40/148 | 7/31 | 97.6% | 98.3% | 99.4% | +0.5 ppsince 2014 | 98.7% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 17.42018 | 93/173 | 16/30 | 28.7 | 19.7 | 17.42018 | −17%since 2008 | 21.3 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.4%2024 | 82/184 | 16/38 | 3.2% | 2.9% | 4.3% | +0.7 ppsince 2014 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 19.2%2024 | 24/179 | 5/37 | 15.3% | 13.5% | 15.9% | +3.0 ppsince 2014 | 16.6% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+19.8 pp96.4% in 2021
- Secondary enrolment+8.4 pp108.3% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion+2.6 pp92.0% in 2019
- Tertiary enrolment+37.3 pp71.2% in 2017
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−7.0 pp95.0% in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Peru and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Peru. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Peru | Brazil | Colombia | Chile | Ecuador | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 96.4%2021 | 85.9%2020 | 85.9%2020 | 84.5%2020 | 55.3%2021 | 78.5%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 112.8%2024 | 104.3%2024 | 104.8%2022 | 99.5%2024 | 97.2%2023 | 93.7%2024 |
| Primary completion | 95.0%2019 | — | 97.1%2022 | 99.1%2024 | 100.2%2023 | 91.0%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 108.3%2024 | 104.1%2024 | 101.6%2022 | 105.6%2024 | 92.8%2023 | 90.5%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 92.0%2019 | — | 83.0%2022 | 102.3%2024 | 90.5%2023 | 88.5%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 71.2%2017 | 69.7%2024 | 59.3%2022 | 110.2%2024 | 67.9%2023 | — |
| Out-of-school children | 0.2%2019 | 2.2%2024 | 7.3%2022 | 2.1%2024 | 4.7%2023 | 9.3%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 93.7%2024 | 94.7%2024 | 95.3%2024 | 96.4%2017 | 93.5%2024 | 96.7%2024 |
| Youth literacy | 99.5%2024 | 99.5%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 99.3%2022 | 99.0%2024 | 99.8%2024 |