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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Peru: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Peru is placed joint 19th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 0.156 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 99.8 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
joint19th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.156Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 99.8Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 86.72Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 4.245Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Peru on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Peru’s is from 2019 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.156
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Peru: 0.156. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in South America
- 0.035 Uruguay
- Land neighbours
- Bolivia 9.251 · Brazil 2.187 · Chile 2.121 · Colombia 7.325 · Ecuador 4.724
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Peru’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
99.8
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Peru: 99.8. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in South America
- 99.8 Peru
- Land neighbours
- Bolivia 79.65 · Brazil 93.15 · Chile 88.86 · Colombia 97.56 · Ecuador 93.7
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
86.72
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Peru: 86.72. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in South America
- 86.87 Chile
- Land neighbours
- Bolivia 82.46 · Brazil 72.18 · Chile 86.87 · Colombia 67.13 · Ecuador 77.69
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4.245
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Peru: 4.245. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in South America
- 7.894 Bolivia
- Land neighbours
- Bolivia 7.894 · Ecuador 3.82
02Over time
Which way Peru is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
PeruWorld median
Peru fell from 1.541 in 2000 to 0.156 in 2019; the world median went from 8.642 to 2.758.
Every year’s figures
Year Peru World median 2024 — 3.691 2023 — 3.393 2022 — 3.002 2021 — 3.330 2020 — 2.678 2019 0.16 2.758 2018 0.18 2.439 2017 0.05 2.907 2016 0.08 2.954 2015 — 3.052 2014 — 3.904 2013 — 3.413 2012 — 3.408 2011 0.77 3.626 2010 0.63 3.491 2009 0.80 3.577 2008 0.81 3.878 2007 0.82 4.029 2006 0.71 4.338 2005 0.46 4.571 2004 0.31 3.791 2003 1.92 4.412 2002 0.44 4.144 2001 0.95 4.051 2000 1.54 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
PeruWorld median
Peru rose from 79.68 in 2000 to 99.8 in 2024; the world median went from 66.32 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Peru World median 2024 99.80 85.9 2023 — 87.6 2022 — 87.7 2021 — 87.0 2020 — 88.3 2019 — 88.8 2018 99.99 89.6 2017 99.86 87.4 2016 99.94 87.9 2015 99.62 88.2 2014 99.88 89.2 2013 94.08 88.0 2012 84.86 85.4 2011 88.85 86.2 2010 99.63 86.1 2009 94.39 84.8 2008 90.21 85.8 2007 85.57 86.7 2006 84.48 84.0 2005 86.34 82.2 2004 82.60 81.8 2003 81.51 78.3 2002 81.94 80.0 2001 80.76 80.8 2000 79.68 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
PeruWorld median
Peru rose from 62.76 in 2000 to 86.72 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Peru World median 2025 86.7 64.9 2024 86.1 65.0 2023 85.6 64.2 2022 85.0 63.6 2021 84.3 62.9 2020 83.6 62.2 2019 82.8 61.5 2018 81.8 60.9 2017 80.5 60.5 2016 79.1 60.1 2015 77.5 58.9 2014 76.5 57.0 2013 75.7 54.7 2012 75.0 52.4 2011 74.0 50.9 2010 73.1 49.5 2009 72.2 48.5 2008 71.3 47.4 2007 69.9 46.2 2006 68.4 45.0 2005 67.2 43.8 2004 66.1 42.9 2003 65.3 41.6 2002 64.6 40.3 2001 63.8 39.0 2000 62.8 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
PeruWorld median
Peru rose from 3.228 in 2000 to 4.245 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Peru World median 2023 4.245 3.7092 2022 3.840 4.0570 2021 3.928 4.2611 2020 4.259 4.4056 2019 3.822 4.1407 2018 3.714 4.2159 2017 3.931 4.1401 2016 3.813 4.2342 2015 3.969 4.2386 2014 3.696 4.2005 2013 3.297 4.3493 2012 2.923 4.0348 2011 2.664 3.9987 2010 2.867 4.1396 2009 3.140 4.6638 2008 2.868 4.4226 2007 2.629 4.1717 2006 2.653 4.0593 2005 2.839 4.0557 2004 2.958 3.9745 2003 2.938 4.1595 2002 2.821 4.0173 2001 3.037 4.1002 2000 3.228 3.8861
03In context
Peru beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Peru and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | =19th | 0.156 | 99.8 | 86.72 | 4.245 |
 Chile | 58th | 2.121 | 88.86 | 86.87 | — |
 Brazil | =72nd | 2.187 | 93.15 | 72.18 | — |
 Bolivia | 82nd | 9.251 | 79.65 | 82.46 | 7.894 |
 Ecuador | =87th | 4.724 | 93.7 | 77.69 | 3.82 |
 Colombia | 92nd | 7.325 | 97.56 | 67.13 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Peru in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Peru is ahead of the world, and behind
30 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median11
Statistics on which Peru does better than the middle country measured.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3430.1756.343▲ Improved since 2016
Peru: 0.175 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 111th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.19108.2993.19▲ Improved since 2014
Peru: 108.29 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 18th of 109 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9393.3465.93▲ Improved since 2014
Peru: 93.34 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 23rd of 120 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.8380.619▼ Worsened since 2015
Peru: 0.838 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 42nd of 176 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.4998.22No earlier reading
Peru: 99.49 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3414.9113.34▲ Improved since 2013
Peru: 14.91 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 69th of 195 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9418.6327.941▲ Improved since 2010
Peru: 8.632 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 69th of 172 · derived.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2193.0789.21▲ Improved since 2015
Peru: 93.07 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 71st of 164 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93310.159.933No real change since 2013
Peru: 10.15 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 89th of 193 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4398.197.43▲ Improved since 2015
Peru: 98.1 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 79th of 165 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32415.03414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Peru: 415.03 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 86th of 172 · derived.
Behind the world median15
Statistics on which Peru does worse than the middle country measured.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.838.943.8No earlier reading
Peru: 38.9 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9993.6693.99No earlier reading
Peru: 93.66 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 89th of 172 · derived.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7657.265.76▼ Worsened since 2013
Peru: 57.2 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 51st of 95 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0244.4434.02No earlier reading
Peru: 44.44 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 54th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.084960.08No earlier reading
Peru: 49 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.933.8448.9No earlier reading
Peru: 33.84 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5949.5958.59No earlier reading
Peru: 49.59 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35408.25440.35▲ Improved since 2012
Peru: 408.25 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 54th of 79 · derived.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.5080.446No earlier reading
Peru: 0.508 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 44th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09391.24442.09▲ Improved since 2012
Peru: 391.24 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 57th of 79 · derived.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93407.78446.93▲ Improved since 2012
Peru: 407.78 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 58th of 79 · derived.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10091.49100No real change since 2016
Peru: 91.49 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6646.6698.66▼ Worsened since 2016
Peru: 46.66 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.1760.814▲ Improved since 2013
Peru: 0.176 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 69th of 84 · derived.
Government Funding per Primary StudentUIS · 2022 · world median 17.8111.1817.81▼ Worsened since 2012
Peru: 11.18 · world median 17.81 · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 3.771 to 34.57; higher is better.
Position 57th of 68 · derived.
No better end4
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24015,8512,240Moved since 2022
Peru: 15,851 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1732.2838.17No earlier reading
Peru: 32.28 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3519.7734.35Moved since 2018
Peru: 19.77 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 212No earlier reading
Peru: 1 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
No current reading for Peru
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Female Share of STEM Graduates (last 2017), Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment (last 2017), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Out-of-School Rate, Primary (last 2019), Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2017), Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary (last 2023), Qualified Teachers in Primary Education (last 2023), Researchers per Million Inhabitants, School Life Expectancy (last 2017), Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2017), Tertiary Enrolment Ratio (last 2017) and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Peru’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Peru’s best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledgejoint 19th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality49th of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability54th of 1864/4 keys
- Energy50th of 1653/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade60th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture65th of 1844/4 keys
- Digital & Technology78th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing79th of 2004/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 80th of 1764/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties90th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour87th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 96th of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 106th of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security105th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 131st of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality109th of 1593/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Peru can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Americas
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11th3/4 keysHighest in South America
Peru=19th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Peru on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Peru rank on education & knowledge?
Peru is placed joint 19th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Peru?
0.156 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Peru?
99.8 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Peru compare with Brazil on education & knowledge?
Brazil is placed joint 72nd of 198, and Peru joint 19th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Brazil 2.187, Peru 0.156; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Brazil 93.15, Peru 99.8; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Brazil 72.18, Peru 86.72.
How have Peru’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 1.541 in 2000 to 0.156 in 2019; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 79.68 in 2000 to 99.8 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 62.76 in 2000 to 86.72 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 3.228 in 2000 to 4.245 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Peru?
No current reading is published for Peru on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Female Share of STEM Graduates, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, School Life Expectancy, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes, Tertiary Enrolment Ratio and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 30 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Peru’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Peru (banner) — Martin St-Amant (S23678), CC BY 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Peru: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/peru/education