Education in Arequipa, Peru: official figures
In the Ministry of Education's 2025 census evaluation of students (ECE), the share of fourth-grade primary pupils at the satisfactory level in mathematics was 38.5% in Arequipa (4th highest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 30.0%). The share was 44.2% in 2019.
How well do children in Arequipa read?
The share of fourth-grade primary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading in the 2025 ECE was 41.1% in Arequipa (4th highest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 32.7%). The share was 46.4% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow good are secondary pupils in Arequipa at mathematics?
In secondary school, the share of second-year pupils at the satisfactory level in mathematics in the 2025 ECE was 22.0% in Arequipa (3rd highest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 12.7%). The share was 30.9% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow well do secondary pupils in Arequipa read?
The share of second-year secondary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading in the 2025 ECE was 29.0% in Arequipa (3rd highest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 18.5%). The share was 24.1% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many young people in Arequipa go to university or college?
The share of young people aged 17 to 24 enrolled in higher education was 46.8% in Arequipa (2nd highest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025 (Peru 36.7%). It was 36.7% in 2015.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many years of schooling do people in Arequipa have?
People aged 15 and over had on average 11.5 years of schooling in Arequipa (tied for 2nd highest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025 (Peru 10.7).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Arequipa?
The illiteracy rate among people aged 15 and over was 3.1% in Arequipa (6th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025 (Peru 4.6%). It was 4.7% in 2015.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Arequipa compares with other departments
Fourth-grade pupils at the satisfactory level in mathematics (2025)
Arequipa ranks 4 of 24, highest first. ECE; Lima Metropolitana and the Lima region are reported separately by INEI and are not ranked here
| Rank | Region | Fourth-grade pupils at the satisfactory level in mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tacna | 54.6% |
| 2 | Moquegua | 52.0% |
| 3 | Puno | 42.1% |
| 4 | Arequipa | 38.5% |
| 5 | Cusco | 38.2% |
| 6 | Huancavelica | 35.5% |
| 7 | Callao | 34.7% |
Second-year secondary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading (2025)
Arequipa ranks 3 of 24, highest first. ECE; Lima Metropolitana and the Lima region are reported separately by INEI and are not ranked here
| Rank | Region | Second-year secondary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moquegua | 31.1% |
| 2 | Tacna | 30.8% |
| 3 | Arequipa | 29.0% |
| 4 | Cusco | 21.9% |
| 5 | Callao | 20.3% |
| 6 | Ica | 18.9% |
| 7 | Junin | 18.3% |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (2025)
Arequipa ranks 20 of 24, highest first. Lima Metropolitana and the Lima region are reported separately by INEI and are not ranked here
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Lambayeque | 4.3% |
| 18 | Ucayali | 4.3% |
| 19 | Tacna | 3.3% |
| 20 | Arequipa | 3.1% |
| 21 | Moquegua | 2.8% |
| 22 | Tumbes | 2.7% |
| 23 | Ica | 2.5% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI): Peru: Indicadores de Educacion segun Departamentos, 2015-2025 (ENAHO; ECE results from the Ministry of Education's Unidad de Medicion de la Calidad de los Aprendizajes): annex tables on enrolment, years of schooling and illiteracy, cuadros 8.2 and 8.4 (ECE results), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 90667da88878…)
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