Completion rate, primary education, male in Peru

Peru: Completion rate, primary education, male was 96.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
96.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 42 countries
All-time high
96.9%
in 2017
All-time low
85.9%
in 2001
Years of data
19
2000–2018

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

0204060801002000200920182000: 86.3 %2001: 85.9 %2002: 87.7 %2003: 86.7 %2004: 90.2 %2005: 91.3 %2006: 91.5 %2007: 92.3 %2008: 92.5 %2009: 92.6 %2010: 93.3 %2011: 93.1 %2012: 95.6 %2013: 94.9 %2014: 95.2 %2015: 96.1 %2016: 96 %2017: 96.9 %2018: 96.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, primary education, male in Peru stood at 96.9%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in Peru peaked at 96.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2001.

Peru ranks 7th 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, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, male (%) in Peru, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 86.3% —
2001 85.9% -0.5%
2002 87.7% +2.0%
2003 86.7% -1.2%
2004 90.2% +4.1%
2005 91.3% +1.3%
2006 91.5% +0.2%
2007 92.3% +0.9%
2008 92.5% +0.3%
2009 92.6% +0.1%
2010 93.3% +0.7%
2011 93.1% -0.2%
2012 95.6% +2.7%
2013 94.9% -0.7%
2014 95.2% +0.2%
2015 96.1% +1.0%
2016 96.0% -0.1%
2017 96.9% +0.9%
2018 96.9% +0.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 96.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.9%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 96.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.9%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 89.7% 85.9% 92.6% 10
2010s 95.3% 93.1% 96.9% 9

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 4 Mexico 97.5% compare
  2. 5 Bolivia 96.9% compare
  3. 6 Uruguay 96.9% compare
  4. 8 Vietnam 96.2% compare
  5. 9 Chile 95.7% compare
  6. 10 Panama 95.7% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, male in Peru?
Completion rate, primary education, male in Peru was 96.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2017.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2001.
How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
Peru ranks 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, male (%)
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/