Peru
Last updated July 15, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Access & Parity is strongest, but Governance and Innovation remain constraints
Peru demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (63rd percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.
- Global percentile
- 63rd
- Global rank
- #66
- Regional rank
- #4
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Country profile
Peru remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Governance effectiveness is below global norms, affecting the stability of education reforms. Gender parity leans toward boys in secondary pathways, signalling persistent barriers for girls.
Governance and Innovation present a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Peru leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.
Some indicators are imputed, so the profile should be read with moderate caution.
Key insights
Sits above the global median at the 63rd percentile.
Places 66th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 4th within Latin America & Caribbean.
Scores range from Access & Parity (80.3) to Innovation (44.7), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI Score