Completion rate, primary education, female in Peru

Peru: Completion rate, primary education, female was 97.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
97.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 42 countries
All-time high
97.4%
in 2017
All-time low
83.3%
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Completion rate, primary education, female in Peru, 2000–2018

0204060801002000200920182000: 83.3 %2001: 83.9 %2002: 87.2 %2003: 86.8 %2004: 89.4 %2005: 88.9 %2006: 90.7 %2007: 91.5 %2008: 92.5 %2009: 92.1 %2010: 93.6 %2011: 94.3 %2012: 95.1 %2013: 96.2 %2014: 96.3 %2015: 97 %2016: 96.2 %2017: 97.4 %2018: 97.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, primary education, female in Peru stood at 97.1%.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Peru peaked at 97.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2000.

Peru ranks 9th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Completion rate, primary education, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, female (%) in Peru, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 83.3% —
2001 83.9% +0.7%
2002 87.2% +3.9%
2003 86.8% -0.5%
2004 89.4% +3.1%
2005 88.9% -0.6%
2006 90.7% +2.0%
2007 91.5% +0.8%
2008 92.5% +1.1%
2009 92.1% -0.4%
2010 93.6% +1.6%
2011 94.3% +0.8%
2012 95.1% +0.8%
2013 96.2% +1.2%
2014 96.3% +0.1%
2015 97.0% +0.7%
2016 96.2% -0.8%
2017 97.4% +1.2%
2018 97.1% -0.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 97.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.9%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 97.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.6% 83.3% 92.5% 10
2010s 95.9% 93.6% 97.4% 9

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 6 Bolivia 97.8% compare
  2. 7 Indonesia 97.6% compare
  3. 8 Costa Rica 97.3% compare
  4. 10 Vietnam 97.0% compare
  5. 11 Chile 96.9% compare
  6. 11 Dominican Republic 96.9% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, female in Peru?
Completion rate, primary education, female in Peru was 97.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2000.
How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
Peru ranks 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
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/