Education and Skills in Peru

Over the past two decades, Peru has significantly strengthened its education and skills system. Measures to improve access have resulted in participation rates on a par with OECD standards, while targeted quality reforms have helped raise learning outcomes, professionalise the teaching career, and improve the labour market relevance of education and training. These efforts have come at an important moment. Despite recent economic growth and solid macroeconomic foundations, inequality remains high, informality is widespread, and skills gaps continue to constrain productivity and social mobility.