Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Peru
Peru: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Peru is 1.01 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7557 index, in 1981.
That places Peru 121st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 0.8111 index | 0.7557 index | 0.8567 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9035 index | 0.8625 index | 0.9421 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.949 index | 0.9408 index | 0.9618 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9855 index | 0.9669 index | 0.9933 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9969 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Peru?
- Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7557 index in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 121st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.