Primary school completion rate in Peru

The primary completion rate in Peru was 95.0% in 2019.

Measure: Primary school completion rate Unit: % of the relevant age group Data: 1970 to 2019 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Peru is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Peru, 2019 95.0% % of the relevant age group
Change from 2018 +2.1percentage points 2018: 92.8%
World, 2019 87.9% Official aggregate

Primary school completion rate in Peru over time

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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school completion rate (% of the relevant age group), 2001 to 2024
Period PeruWorld
2024 – 88.0%
2023 – 87.3%
2022 – 91.1%
2021 – 88.7%
2020 – 88.0%
2019 95.0% 87.9%
2018 92.8% 88.1%
2017 94.7% 88.2%
2016 103.4% 88.5%
2015 102.8% 87.9%
2014 100.3% 88.1%
2013 99.6% 88.3%
2012 96.7% 88.1%
2011 102.0% 87.8%
2010 104.5% 88.5%
2009 102.0% 89.0%
2008 104.0% 88.2%
2007 104.1% 86.5%
2006 100.9% 85.3%
2005 99.1% 85.0%
2004 98.4% 84.2%
2003 97.8% 83.5%
2002 92.6% 83.3%
2001 92.7% 82.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 92.8% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 102.0%, the figure has changed by −7.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2019 was 87.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2019 for Peru
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics