Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Peru
Peru: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 95.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Peru, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Peru recorded 95.0% for primary completion rate, total in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Peru peaked at 104.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 1970.
Peru ranks 87th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.8% | — |
| 1973 | 66.9% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 70.5% | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 71.9% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 77.8% | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 84.3% | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 83.0% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 82.5% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 80.4% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 78.5% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 81.2% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 84.7% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 93.6% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 98.5% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 92.7% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 100.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 104.1% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 104.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 102.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 104.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 102.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 100.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 102.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 103.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +2.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 95.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Peru's 95.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.2% | 64.8% | 84.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 78.5% | 81.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 90.4% | 84.7% | 98.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 92.6% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 92.8% | 104.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More aid effectiveness data for Peru
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 1.01 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 5.01 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 19.81 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 11.10 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 29.67 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 169.19 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 34.91 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 960,322 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 2.51 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan -19.55 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Peru?
- Primary completion rate, total in Peru was 95.0% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 104.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Peru ranks 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.