Education spending in Peru
Government spending on education in Peru was equal to 4.4% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1973.
Peru, 2024
4.4%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Peru over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.4% | – |
| 2023 | 4.2% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 4.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.7%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
More for Peru
All statistics for Peru
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
71.2%
2017 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
112.8%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
95.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
92.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS