Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Peru
Peru: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Peru stood at 1.01 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.789 index, in 1981.
Peru ranks 93rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.789 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8006 index | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8108 index | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8218 index | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8345 index | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.845 index | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8533 index | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8578 index | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8649 index | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8729 index | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8824 index | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8901 index | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8917 index | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8986 index | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9097 index | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9213 index | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9318 index | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9382 index | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.945 index | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9468 index | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9465 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9444 index | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9447 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9489 index | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9553 index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9631 index | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9685 index | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9736 index | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.981 index | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9874 index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.994 index | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9995 index | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9999 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.01 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.01 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 95% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8309 index | 0.789 index | 0.8649 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9082 index | 0.8729 index | 0.945 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9573 index | 0.9444 index | 0.981 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9874 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Peru?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Peru was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.789 index in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 93rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.