Peru
Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income· 34.22M inhabitants
Last updated: September 1, 2025
Futures readiness profile
Key insights: Peru
Peru performs close to the global average across every GEFRI dimension. While this provides an appearance of a measure of stability and adequacy among peers, it does not reflect the level of actualized ambition needed for future success. Much progress can still be made. To secure a leading position in education futures, the country should pursue bold reforms, invest in social and economic innovations, and adopt global best practices across all areas to leapfrog ahead.
Composite GEFRI Score
58.24
64th percentile
Higher scores indicate greater education futures readiness
Component scores
School Access and Gender Parity83.54
Above global avg. · 73rd %-tile
Human Capital58.81
Above global avg. · 70th %-tile
Assesses the educational attainment and capacity of a country’s population, focusing on access and completion at secondary and tertiary levels as well as literacy.
Innovation40.94
Near the global average · 50th %-tile
Reflects a country’s capacity to foster, produce, and apply new knowledge and technology in society and education.
Governance44.90
Near the global average · 51st %-tile
Captures the effectiveness and quality of policies, regulations, and governance that shape the educational environment.
Infrastructure63.02
Near the global average · 48th %-tile
Measures the availability and quality of basic digital and electrical infrastructure that supports education.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | Chile | 70.50 |
| 39 | 2 | Uruguay | 65.21 |
| 43 | 3 | Argentina | 64.22 |
| — | — | St. Vincent and the Grenadines(microstate) | 60.03 |
| — | — | Antigua and Barbuda(microstate) | 59.60 |
| — | — | Barbados(microstate) | 59.12 |
| 64 | 4 | Peru | 58.24 |
| — | — | Aruba(microstate) | 56.99 |
| — | — | St. Kitts and Nevis(microstate) | 55.64 |
| 76 | 5 | Colombia | 55.51 |
| — | — | Cayman Islands(microstate) | 55.46 |
| — | — | Virgin Islands (U.S.)(microstate) | 55.26 |
| — | — | Curacao(microstate) | 55.04 |
| — | — | Turks and Caicos Islands(microstate) | 54.97 |
| 79 | 6 | Mexico | 54.87 |
| — | — | St. Martin (French part)(microstate) | 54.25 |
| 81 | 7 | Brazil | 53.95 |
| — | — | British Virgin Islands(microstate) | 53.86 |
| 82 | 8 | Puerto Rico (US) | 53.82 |
| 85 | 9 | Cuba | 53.65 |
| — | — | Sint Maarten (Dutch part)(microstate) | 53.11 |
| 88 | 10 | Costa Rica | 52.63 |
| — | — | St. Lucia(microstate) | 51.06 |
| 95 | 11 | Ecuador | 50.75 |
| 99 | 12 | Bolivia | 49.89 |
| 100 | 13 | Jamaica | 49.37 |
| — | — | Grenada(microstate) | 49.32 |
| 102 | 14 | Panama | 49.08 |
| 108 | 15 | Dominican Republic | 46.77 |
| — | — | Dominica(microstate) | 46.51 |
| 111 | 16 | Bahamas, The | 44.38 |
| 113 | 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.26 |
| 114 | 18 | Paraguay | 44.12 |
| 116 | 19 | Guyana | 42.35 |
| 117 | 20 | El Salvador | 41.72 |
| 119 | 21 | Belize | 41.13 |
| 121 | 22 | Venezuela, RB | 40.86 |
| 124 | 23 | Suriname | 37.32 |
| 130 | 24 | Honduras | 33.63 |
| 137 | 25 | Guatemala | 31.55 |
| 138 | 26 | Nicaragua | 31.02 |
| 161 | 27 | Haiti | 23.08 |