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In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023

In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.In Peru, the rich–poor gapin finishing secondary schoolshrank from 54.4 pointsin 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Young people who completed upper secondaryschool in the poorest and the richest 20%of households, % of their age group, Peru, 2004–2023Poorest 20% 83.2Richest 20% 94.811.6 pp34.488.82020, an outlier:85.2Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed uppersecondary school (high school or equivalent). Households rankedfrom poorest to richest in five equal groups, from the same survey(ENAHO) every year.This chart adapts UIS data and is published under the same licence,CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0),from INEI’s ENAHO survey processed by ECLACVerDat
In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishingsecondary school shrankfrom 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Young people who completed upper secondary schoolin the poorest and the richest 20% of households,% of their age group, Peru, 2004–2023Poorest 20% 83.2Richest 20% 94.811.6 pp34.488.82020, an outlier: 85.2Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed uppersecondary school (high school or equivalent). Households ranked from poorestto richest in five equal groups, from the same survey (ENAHO) every year.This chart adapts UIS data and is published under the same licence,CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0), from INEI’sENAHO survey processed by ECLACVerDat
In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishingsecondary school shrank from 54.4 pointsin 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Young people who completed upper secondary schoolin the poorest and the richest 20% of households,% of their age group, Peru, 2004–2023Poorest 20% 83.2Richest 20% 94.811.6 pp34.488.82020, an outlier: 85.2Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondaryschool (high school or equivalent). Households ranked from poorest to richest in fiveequal groups, from the same survey (ENAHO) every year.This chart adapts UIS data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0), from INEI’s ENAHOsurvey processed by ECLACVerDat
In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishingsecondary school shrank from 54.4 pointsin 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Young people who completed upper secondary schoolin the poorest and the richest 20% of households,% of their age group, Peru, 2004–2023Poorest 20% 83.2Richest 20% 94.811.6 pp34.488.82020, an outlier85.2%Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school(high school or equivalent). Households ranked from poorest to richest in five equal groups,from the same survey (ENAHO) every year.This chart adapts UIS data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0), from INEI’s ENAHO surveyprocessed by ECLACVerDat
In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishingsecondary school shrank from 54.4 pointsin 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Young people who completed upper secondary schoolin the poorest and the richest 20% of households,% of their age group, Peru, 2004–2023Poorest 20% 83.2Richest 20% 94.811.6 pp34.488.82020, an outlier85.2%Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (highschool or equivalent). Households ranked from poorest to richest in five equal groups, from the samesurvey (ENAHO) every year.This chart adapts UIS data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0), from INEI’s ENAHO surveyprocessed by ECLACVerDat
In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondaryschool shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Young people who completed upper secondary school in the poorestand the richest 20% of households, % of their age group, Peru, 2004–2023Poorest 20% 83.2Richest 20% 94.811.6 pp34.488.82020, an outlier85.2%Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high schoolor equivalent). Households ranked from poorest to richest in five equal groups, from the same survey(ENAHO) every year.This chart adapts UIS data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0), from INEI’s ENAHO survey processedby ECLACVerDat
In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondaryschool shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Young people who completed upper secondary school in the poorestand the richest 20% of households, % of their age group, Peru, 2004–2023Poorest 20% 83.2Richest 20% 94.811.6 pp34.488.82020, an outlier85.2%Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high school or equivalent).Households ranked from poorest to richest in five equal groups, from the same survey (ENAHO) every year.This chart adapts UIS data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0), from INEI’s ENAHO survey processedby ECLACVerDat
In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondaryschool shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Young people who completed upper secondary school in the poorestand the richest 20% of households, % of their age group, Peru, 2004–2023Poorest 20% 83.2Richest 20% 94.811.6 pp34.488.82020, an outlier: 85.254.4 ppYoung people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high school or equivalent).Households ranked from poorest to richest in five equal groups, from the same survey (ENAHO) every year.This chart adapts UIS data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0), from INEI’s ENAHO survey processedby ECLACVerDat
In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondaryschool shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Young people who completed upper secondary school in the poorestand the richest 20% of households, % of their age group, Peru, 2004–2023Poorest 20% 83.2Richest 20% 94.811.6 pp34.488.82020, an outlier: 85.254.4 ppYoung people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high school or equivalent).Households ranked from poorest to richest in five equal groups, from the same survey (ENAHO) every year.This chart adapts UIS data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0), from INEI’s ENAHO survey processed by ECLACVerDat
In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondaryschool shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Young people who completed upper secondary school in the poorestand the richest 20% of households, % of their age group, Peru, 2004–2023Poorest 20% 83.2Richest 20% 94.811.6 pp34.488.82020, an outlier: 85.254.4 ppYoung people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high school or equivalent). Householdsranked from poorest to richest in five equal groups, from the same survey (ENAHO) every year.This chart adapts UIS data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0), from INEI’s ENAHO survey processed by ECLACVerDat
In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondaryschool shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Young people who completed upper secondary school in the poorestand the richest 20% of households, % of their age group, Peru, 2004–2023Poorest 20% 83.2Richest 20% 94.811.6 pp34.488.82020, an outlier85.2%54.4 ppYoung people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high school or equivalent). Households rankedfrom poorest to richest in five equal groups, from the same survey (ENAHO) every year.This chart adapts UIS data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0), from INEI’s ENAHO survey processed by ECLACVerDat
In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondary school shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.In Peru, the rich–poor gap in finishing secondaryschool shrank from 54.4 points in 2004 to 11.6 in 2023Young people who completed upper secondary school in the poorestand the richest 20% of households, % of their age group, Peru, 2004–2023Poorest 20% 83.2Richest 20% 94.811.6 pp34.488.82020, an outlier85.2%54.4 ppYoung people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high school or equivalent). Households ranked from poorestto richest in five equal groups, from the same survey (ENAHO) every year.This chart adapts UIS data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0), from INEI’s ENAHO survey processed by ECLACVerDat
Line chart from 2004 to 2023 of the share of young people in Peru who completed upper secondary school, in the poorest and the richest 20% of households. The richest line stays high, from 88.8% to 94.8%; the poorest line climbs from 34.4% to 83.2%, peaking at 85.2% in 2020. The distance between them goes from 54.4 to 11.6 percentage points.
Poorest 20% (% of their age group)
PeriodValue
200434.40
200536.20
200638.20
200740.90
200843.80
200942.10
201050.90
201152.70
201254.80
201356.40
201458.60
201560.10
201663.90
201768.80
201870.50
201972.90
202085.20
202177.20
202278.50
202383.20
Richest 20% (% of their age group)
PeriodValue
200488.80
200583.60
200688.20
200790
200889.20
200992.70
201092.80
201191
201294.10
201394.10
201494.40
201594.80
201692.60
201795.50
201896.50
201996.40
202097
202196.70
202294.50
202394.80
UNESCO: who finishes school, by wealth, area and sex (% of their age group)
CategoryValue
Peru83.20
Costa Rica67.83
Bolivia64.90
Ecuador64
Colombia58.40
Panama46.50
Paraguay45.79
Dominican Republic45
Mexico43.40
El Salvador39.60
Uruguay25.50
Nicaragua25.30
Honduras21
Guatemala2.62
CSV

In 2004, 34.4% of young people in the poorest 20% had finished upper secondary, against 88.8% in the richest 20%; by 2023, 83.2% and 94.8%. The poorest gained 48.8 points, the richest 6.0. On each country’s latest figure, none of VerDat’s other 13 countries rates as high among its poorest.

Notes

  • The 2020 figure is an outlier and should be read with caution: the poorest 20%'s rate jumped to 85.2%, then fell back to 77.2% in 2021. That year, because of the pandemic, almost half of ENAHO’s interviews were done by phone with a shorter questionnaire (INEI’s poverty advisory commission).
  • The comparison with the other countries uses each one’s latest figure, from different surveys: 2023, except Costa Rica and Paraguay (2024), Mexico (2022), Bolivia (2021), Guatemala (2015) and Nicaragua (2014). Next after Peru is Costa Rica, at 67.8% (2024).

The chart's figures come from queries to the official sources cited below, frozen on the date shown. The text was written with AI assistance; every figure it cites is computed from those data and checked automatically.

Source and scope

  • UNESCO: who finishes school, by wealth, area and sex

    Regional · UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS; CC BY-SA 4.0), from INEI’s ENAHO survey processed by ECLAC

    Data normalized on Oct 29, 2026 · query frozen on Oct 29, 2026

    Official sourceMethodology and records

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