Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Peru

Peru: Completion rate, primary education, urban, female was 98.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
98.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 21 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2017
All-time low
87.3%
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018

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

0204060801002000200920182000: 87.3 %2001: 88.3 %2002: 93.5 %2003: 92.2 %2004: 93.8 %2005: 93.6 %2006: 95.2 %2007: 94.8 %2008: 95.7 %2009: 94.6 %2010: 95.8 %2011: 96.5 %2012: 97.6 %2013: 98.2 %2014: 98 %2015: 98 %2016: 97.1 %2017: 98.3 %2018: 98 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Peru recorded 98.0% for completion rate, primary education, urban, female in 2018.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Peru peaked at 98.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 2000.

Peru ranks 6th of 21 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, urban, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%) in Peru, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 87.3% —
2001 88.3% +1.2%
2002 93.5% +5.8%
2003 92.2% -1.3%
2004 93.8% +1.8%
2005 93.6% -0.2%
2006 95.2% +1.7%
2007 94.8% -0.5%
2008 95.7% +1.0%
2009 94.6% -1.1%
2010 95.8% +1.3%
2011 96.5% +0.7%
2012 97.6% +1.1%
2013 98.2% +0.6%
2014 98.0% -0.2%
2015 98.0% +0.0%
2016 97.1% -0.9%
2017 98.3% +1.2%
2018 98.0% -0.3%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 98.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.9%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92.9% 87.3% 95.7% 10
2010s 97.5% 95.8% 98.3% 9

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 3 Panama 98.5% compare
  2. 4 Mexico 98.4% compare
  3. 5 Uruguay 98.3% compare
  4. 7 Argentina 98.0% compare
  5. 8 Costa Rica 97.9% compare
  6. 9 Dominican Republic 97.2% compare

See the full ranking of 21 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Peru?
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Peru was 98.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2000.
How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, female?
Peru ranks 6th out of 21 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, urban, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary 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/