Education in Ica, 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 32.4% in Ica (12th highest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 30.0%). The share was 40.5% in 2019.
How well do children in Ica read?
The share of fourth-grade primary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading in the 2025 ECE was 32.6% in Ica (10th highest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 32.7%). The share was 39.1% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow good are secondary pupils in Ica at mathematics?
In secondary school, the share of second-year pupils at the satisfactory level in mathematics in the 2025 ECE was 14.8% in Ica (8th highest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 12.7%). The share was 20.0% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow well do secondary pupils in Ica read?
The share of second-year secondary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading in the 2025 ECE was 18.9% in Ica (7th highest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 18.5%). The share was 15.6% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many young people in Ica go to university or college?
The share of young people aged 17 to 24 enrolled in higher education was 41.3% in Ica (6th highest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025 (Peru 36.7%). It was 33.0% in 2015.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many years of schooling do people in Ica have?
People aged 15 and over had on average 11.2 years of schooling in Ica (tied for 4th 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 Ica?
The illiteracy rate among people aged 15 and over was 2.5% in Ica (3rd lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025 (Peru 4.6%). It was 2.7% in 2015.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Ica compares with other departments
Fourth-grade pupils at the satisfactory level in mathematics (2025)
Ica ranks 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Ayacucho | 34.7% |
| 9 | Apurimac | 33.3% |
| 10 | Junin | 32.6% |
| 11 | Ica | 32.4% |
| 12 | Ancash | 30.1% |
| 13 | Pasco | 28.5% |
| 14 | Amazonas | 28.3% |
Second-year secondary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading (2025)
Ica ranks 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Arequipa | 29.0% |
| 4 | Cusco | 21.9% |
| 5 | Callao | 20.3% |
| 6 | Ica | 18.9% |
| 7 | Junin | 18.3% |
| 8 | Puno | 17.4% |
| 9 | Apurimac | 17.1% |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (2025)
Ica ranks 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Ucayali | 4.3% |
| 19 | Tacna | 3.3% |
| 20 | Arequipa | 3.1% |
| 21 | Moquegua | 2.8% |
| 22 | Tumbes | 2.7% |
| 23 | Ica | 2.5% |
| 24 | Callao | 1.9% |
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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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