Education in Tumbes, 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 Tumbes (tied for 2nd lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 30.0%). The share was 16.9% in 2019.
How well do children in Tumbes read?
The share of fourth-grade primary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading in the 2025 ECE was 20.4% in Tumbes (4th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 32.7%). The share was 19.4% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow good are secondary pupils in Tumbes at mathematics?
In secondary school, the share of second-year pupils at the satisfactory level in mathematics in the 2025 ECE was 5.8% in Tumbes (3rd lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 12.7%). The share was 8.0% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow well do secondary pupils in Tumbes read?
The share of second-year secondary pupils at the satisfactory level in reading in the 2025 ECE was 8.8% in Tumbes (5th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) (Peru 18.5%). The share was 8.2% in 2019.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many young people in Tumbes go to university or college?
The share of young people aged 17 to 24 enrolled in higher education was 33.2% in Tumbes (11th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025 (Peru 36.7%). It was 28.8% in 2015.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many years of schooling do people in Tumbes have?
People aged 15 and over had on average 10.3 years of schooling in Tumbes (tied for 12th 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 Tumbes?
The illiteracy rate among people aged 15 and over was 2.7% in Tumbes (4th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports) in 2025 (Peru 4.6%). It was 3.0% in 2015.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Tumbes compares with other departments
Fourth-grade pupils at the satisfactory level in mathematics (2025)
Tumbes ranks 22 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)
Tumbes ranks 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Huancavelica | 10.8% |
| 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% |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (2025)
Tumbes ranks 22 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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