Education in Madre de Dios, 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 16.7% in Madre de Dios (tied for 2nd lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 30.0%). The share was 20.1% in 2019.
How well do children in Madre de Dios read?
The share of fourth-grade primary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading in the 2025 ECE was 18.9% in Madre de Dios (2nd lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 32.7%). The share was 23.4% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow good are secondary pupils in Madre de Dios at mathematics?
In secondary school, the share of second-year pupils at the satisfactory level in mathematics in the 2025 ECE was 6.0% in Madre de Dios (4th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 12.7%). The share was 9.9% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow well do secondary pupils in Madre de Dios read?
The share of second-year secondary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading in the 2025 ECE was 8.0% in Madre de Dios (2nd lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 18.5%). The share was 7.0% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many young people in Madre de Dios go to university or college?
The share of young people aged 17 to 24 enrolled in higher education was 28.1% in Madre de Dios (5th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025 (Peru 36.7%). It was 28.0% in 2015.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many years of schooling do people in Madre de Dios have?
People aged 15 and over had on average 10.2 years of schooling in Madre de Dios (tied for 11th 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 Madre de Dios?
The illiteracy rate among people aged 15 and over was 4.5% in Madre de Dios (tied for 11th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025 (Peru 4.6%). It was 3.8% in 2015.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Madre de Dios compares with other departments
Fourth-grade pupils at the satisfactory level in mathematics (2025)
Madre de Dios ranks 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Huanuco | 23.2% |
| 19 | Cajamarca | 22.8% |
| 20 | San Martin | 19.2% |
| 21 | Ucayali | 18.0% |
| 22 | Tumbes | 16.7% |
| 23 | Madre de Dios | 16.7% |
| 24 | Loreto | 6.4% |
Second-year secondary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading (2025)
Madre de Dios ranks 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cajamarca | 9.7% |
| 19 | Huanuco | 8.9% |
| 20 | Tumbes | 8.8% |
| 21 | San Martin | 8.7% |
| 22 | Ucayali | 8.5% |
| 23 | Madre de Dios | 8.0% |
| 24 | Loreto | 4.2% |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (2025)
Madre de Dios ranks 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | La Libertad | 5.1% |
| 14 | Junin | 5.1% |
| 15 | Loreto | 4.5% |
| 16 | Madre de Dios | 4.5% |
| 17 | Lambayeque | 4.3% |
| 18 | Ucayali | 4.3% |
| 19 | Tacna | 3.3% |
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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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