Peru: Primary school completion rate

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 Peru

Primary school completion rate

 Latest value 94.99
 Year 2019
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2019
 Average 90.97
 Min - Max 64.82 - 104.48
 Source UNESCO
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The latest value from 2019 is 94.99 percent, an increase from 92.85 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 92.00 percent, based on data from 136 countries. Historically, the average for Peru from 1970 to 2019 is 90.97 percent. The minimum value, 64.82 percent, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 104.48 percent was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Peru: Primary school completion rate
 2019 94.99
 2018 92.85
 2017 94.68
 2016 103.40
 2015 102.76
 2014 100.33
 2013 99.61
 2012 96.66




The percent of all children enrolled in primary school who enter the last grade of primary school; can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

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