Series harmonised by ECLAC, UNESCO and the World Bank for the 14 countries; the rank compares with the countries reporting the same indicator. Values that fail semantic review remain visible but do not enter ranks or findings.
In Peru, the economy grew 3.4% in 2025; inflation was 1.5% in 2025 (11th highest of 14). Poverty reaches 25.7% of the population (2025, 8th of 13) and unemployment is 6.1% (2024). Peru is among the three best placed on public debt, income inequality (Gini index) and upper-secondary completion rate. Its share of households online (2022) figure is older than the rest of the region’s.
More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in four
Map of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.
UNESCO: education indicators (% of their age group)
Category
Value
Peru
92.62
Costa Rica
81.69
Ecuador
80.77
Bolivia*
80.75
Colombia
80.35
Panama*
74.70
Paraguay
71.23
Mexico
65.57
Dominican Republic
63.82
El Salvador*
61.40
Uruguay
55.54
Honduras
40.27
Guatemala
23.09
UNESCO: education indicators (% of their age group)
Period
Bolivia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
2014
67.30
69.10
54.80
57.43
64.50
54.40
34
37.10
52.30
41.30
59.70
61.50
82.20
35.30
2015
70.40
69.89
52.70
60.50
67.10
55.50
26.33
42.70
51.37
–
61.40
61.80
81.80
35.10
2016
73.70
71.20
55.50
62.60
68.50
56.50
–
43.40
54.80
–
63.20
59.26
82.90
36.30
2017
74.50
72.70
57.50
62.20
69.70
57.30
–
–
–
–
63.80
62.60
86.20
38.90
2018
76.20
73.10
58.13
62.60
72.30
59.20
–
37.90
58.70
–
66.70
63.70
86.80
40.30
2019
77
73.20
61.80
61.17
74.20
58.90
–
33.13
–
–
65.90
66.88
86.80
41
2020
80.30
74.70
64.70
64.10
73.20
64.40
–
–
61.50
–
–
66.80
88.80
–
2021
81.90
75.20
69.20
63.20
79.10
59.90
–
–
–
–
73.70
66.10
89.20
49.10
2022
–
74.80
77.80
65.60
80.50
62.60
25.65
–
64.32
–
73.70
70.20
89.10
49.20
2023
80.75
75.10
78.20
64.90
79.70
61.40
–
33.62
–
–
74.70
72.60
90.20
51.70
2024
–
80.35
81.69
63.82
80.77
–
23.09
40.27
65.57
–
–
71.23
92.62
55.54
Latin America · Education
After Peru, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%. Since 2015, eight of the 10 with data for both years improved; Guatemala slipped (from 26.3% to 23.1%) and Honduras was roughly flat (from 42.7% to 40.3%). Uruguay gained 20.4 percentage points and is still 11th of 13 (55.5%).
Peru: accrued FONDES expenditure by department · 2026
Disaster-intervention budget lines in current PEN. Incomplete 2026 year; accrued expenditure is neither cash payment nor physical progress. Includes activities and unallocated lines.
Oct 8, 2026
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Huancavelica accounts for 23.2% of the displayed total (12.8M). Together with Ayacucho, the top two categories make up 40.1%.
Instrumental catalog events since 1960, grouped by UTC year. Includes offshore and neighboring areas. Detection coverage has changed over time; the current year is incomplete.
Oct 8, 2026
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Between 1960 and 2025, the series increased 3,130.8% (26 → 840). The largest point-to-point change was +500, from 2010 to 2011. 2026 is still in progress. It is shown as a partial period and excluded from comparisons with complete periods.
2026 is still in progress. It is shown as a partial period and excluded from comparisons with complete periods.