Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Peru

Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 94.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
94.2%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
4th
of 21 countries
All-time high
95.1%
in 2017
All-time low
78.4%
in 2001
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Peru, 2000–2018

0204060801002000200920182000: 83.5 %2001: 78.4 %2002: 83.9 %2003: 78.4 %2004: 84.9 %2005: 83.5 %2006: 86.9 %2007: 88.3 %2008: 87.9 %2009: 89.2 %2010: 88.7 %2011: 88.8 %2012: 91.8 %2013: 90.8 %2014: 92.7 %2015: 92.3 %2016: 93.9 %2017: 95.1 %2018: 94.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Peru recorded 94.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Peru peaked at 95.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2001.

That places Peru 4th out of 21 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female (%) in Peru, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 83.5% —
2001 78.4% -6.2%
2002 83.9% +7.0%
2003 78.4% -6.5%
2004 84.9% +8.3%
2005 83.5% -1.7%
2006 86.9% +4.1%
2007 88.3% +1.6%
2008 87.9% -0.5%
2009 89.2% +1.6%
2010 88.7% -0.6%
2011 88.8% +0.2%
2012 91.8% +3.3%
2013 90.8% -1.1%
2014 92.7% +2.1%
2015 92.3% -0.4%
2016 93.9% +1.7%
2017 95.1% +1.3%
2018 94.2% -0.9%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 94.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.5%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 94.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.5% 78.4% 89.2% 10
2010s 92.0% 88.7% 95.1% 9

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 1 Chile 97.0% compare
  2. 2 Bolivia 95.2% compare
  3. 3 Ecuador 94.5% compare
  4. 5 Dominican Republic 92.5% compare
  5. 6 Panama 92.1% compare
  6. 7 Mexico 91.9% compare

See the full ranking of 21 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Peru?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Peru was 94.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2001.
How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
Peru ranks 4th out of 21 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 273 data points, 1996–2018
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/