Peru

Country in Americas

In brief

Primary school enrolment: 113% (2024). World rank 24 of 191; in Americas, 5 of 42. Secondary school enrolment: 108% (2024). World rank 29 of 176 (1 = best); in Americas, 8 of 40. Overweight adults: 68.1% (2022). World rank 165 of 196 (1 = best); in Americas, 28 of 38. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 103% → 113%, secondary school enrolment 99.9% → 108%, and public spending on education 3.7% → 4.4% (share of GDP). Better than all its neighbours (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador): secondary school enrolment.

Education

Adult literacy: 93.7% 2024
Primary school enrolment: 113% 2024
Secondary school enrolment: 108% 2024
Higher education enrolment: 71.2% 2017
Public spending on education, share of GDP: 4.4% 2024

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP: 5.6% 2023
Health spending per person: $446 2023
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total: 27% 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people: 1.7 2023
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 2.7 2023
Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 1.6 2023
Children vaccinated against measles: 89% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 11 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births: 12.9 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births: 51 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.4% 2024
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 6.4% 2024
Overweight adults: 68.1% 2022
Adults who use tobacco: 12.4% 2024

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water: 95.6% 2024
Access to basic sanitation: 78.8% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels: 93% 2024