Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Peru
Peru: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Peru stood at 1.01 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.01 index in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8231 index, in 1981.
Peru ranks 85th of 165 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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8231 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8368 index | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8463 index | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8561 index | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8651 index | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8742 index | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8828 index | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8919 index | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8997 index | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9072 index | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9141 index | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9214 index | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9281 index | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9345 index | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9397 index | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9442 index | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9486 index | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9534 index | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9573 index | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9613 index | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9662 index | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9723 index | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9771 index | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9804 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9835 index | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9871 index | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9903 index | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.994 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9981 index | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.01 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.01 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 index, 99% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.864 index | 0.8231 index | 0.8997 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9349 index | 0.9072 index | 0.9573 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.981 index | 0.9613 index | 0.9981 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Peru?
- Primary 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8231 index in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 85th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.