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.
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 |
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More gender data for Peru
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 272,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 263,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 273,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 264,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 274,244 (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.