Education in Cajamarca, 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 22.8% in Cajamarca (6th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 30.0%). The share was 28.7% in 2019.
How well do children in Cajamarca read?
The share of fourth-grade primary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading in the 2025 ECE was 22.7% in Cajamarca (6th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 32.7%). The share was 23.9% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow good are secondary pupils in Cajamarca at mathematics?
In secondary school, the share of second-year pupils at the satisfactory level in mathematics in the 2025 ECE was 6.7% in Cajamarca (5th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 12.7%). The share was 12.0% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow well do secondary pupils in Cajamarca read?
The share of second-year secondary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading in the 2025 ECE was 9.7% in Cajamarca (7th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 18.5%). The share was 7.8% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many young people in Cajamarca go to university or college?
The share of young people aged 17 to 24 enrolled in higher education was 30.8% in Cajamarca (8th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025 (Peru 36.7%). It was 22.9% in 2015.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many years of schooling do people in Cajamarca have?
People aged 15 and over had on average 9.1 years of schooling in Cajamarca (tied for 2nd lowest 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 Cajamarca?
The illiteracy rate among people aged 15 and over was 9.6% in Cajamarca (4th highest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025 (Peru 4.6%). It was 13.1% in 2015.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Cajamarca compares with other departments
Fourth-grade pupils at the satisfactory level in mathematics (2025)
Cajamarca ranks 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Lambayeque | 25.1% |
| 17 | La Libertad | 23.3% |
| 18 | Huanuco | 23.2% |
| 19 | Cajamarca | 22.8% |
| 20 | San Martin | 19.2% |
| 21 | Ucayali | 18.0% |
| 22 | Tumbes | 16.7% |
Second-year secondary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading (2025)
Cajamarca ranks 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Pasco | 12.3% |
| 16 | Amazonas | 11.3% |
| 17 | Huancavelica | 10.8% |
| 18 | Cajamarca | 9.7% |
| 19 | Huanuco | 8.9% |
| 20 | Tumbes | 8.8% |
| 21 | San Martin | 8.7% |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (2025)
Cajamarca ranks 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huanuco | 14.5% |
| 2 | Huancavelica | 10.5% |
| 3 | Apurimac | 10.1% |
| 4 | Cajamarca | 9.6% |
| 5 | Cusco | 8.9% |
| 6 | Ayacucho | 8.3% |
| 7 | Puno | 6.9% |
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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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