Admission standards

University admission in Peru

Official minimum entry requirements and the school system, from the country's UNESCO classification and national sources.

Official entry requirements

As classified by the country with UNESCO (ISCED 2011), reference year 2021. Universities may set higher requirements.

School-leaving qualification (upper secondary)

Secondary education. Grades 4 to 5.2 years, from age 15
Minimum entry: Third grade of secondary certificate
Awards: Upper secondary certificate

Bachelor's or equivalent (first degree)

Non-university higher technological education4 years, from age 17
Minimum entry: Upper secondary certificate
Awards: Technician professional
Non-university higher education; pedagogical and artistic training5 years, from age 17
Minimum entry: Upper secondary certificate
Awards: Pedagogical or artistic professional
University higher education5 years, from age 17
Minimum entry: Upper secondary certificate
Awards: Bachelor's degree

Short-cycle tertiary (diplomas)

Non-university higher education (technical training)2 years, from age 17
Minimum entry: Upper secondary certificate
Awards: Technician

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), ISCED 2011 mappings (country file). CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UIS terms).

School system (official durations)

Primary: 6 years from age 6
Lower secondary: 3 years from age 12
Upper secondary: 2 years from age 15
Compulsory education: 14 years
Tertiary enrolment (gross): 71.2% (2017)

Data year 2025. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), https://api.uis.unesco.org/api/public, extracted 2026-11-10. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Licence.

Regulators and quality agencies

Education Quality Accreditation Agency (EQUAA)Listed by INQAAHE
National System of Evaluation, Accreditation and Certification of Educational Quality (SINEACE)Listed by INQAAHE
Institute of Quality and Accreditation of Computing, Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs (ICACIT)Listed by INQAAHE

From INQAAHE. Network membership is not government recognition: confirm a body's role with the education ministry.

Universities and colleges

137 institutions in Peru

All countries