Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Peru

Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 86.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
86.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
86.8%
in 2018
All-time low
59.1%
in 2001
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Peru, 2000–2018

0204060802000200920182000: 62.6 %2001: 59.1 %2002: 63.2 %2003: 63.5 %2004: 67.3 %2005: 62.2 %2006: 71.8 %2007: 73 %2008: 74.1 %2009: 75 %2010: 77.4 %2011: 79.5 %2012: 80.9 %2013: 82 %2014: 82.4 %2015: 82 %2016: 83.6 %2017: 86.1 %2018: 86.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Peru is 86.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Peru peaked at 86.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2001.

Peru ranks 3rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%) in Peru, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 62.6% —
2001 59.1% -5.7%
2002 63.2% +7.0%
2003 63.5% +0.4%
2004 67.3% +6.1%
2005 62.2% -7.6%
2006 71.8% +15.3%
2007 73.0% +1.8%
2008 74.1% +1.5%
2009 75.0% +1.1%
2010 77.4% +3.3%
2011 79.5% +2.6%
2012 80.9% +1.8%
2013 82.0% +1.3%
2014 82.4% +0.4%
2015 82.0% -0.4%
2016 83.6% +1.9%
2017 86.1% +3.0%
2018 86.8% +0.8%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 86.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.6%, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 86.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.3%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.2% 59.1% 75.0% 10
2010s 82.3% 77.4% 86.8% 9

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 1 United States 95.2% compare
  2. 2 Chile 88.2% compare
  3. 4 Philippines 83.4% compare
  4. 5 Mongolia 82.0% compare
  5. 6 Bolivia 77.2% compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Peru?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Peru was 86.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2001.
How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
Peru ranks 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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, upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 385 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/