By Paola Moreno-Roman, PhD (Prototype GEM‑style analytical case study) Context and problem Peru has increased its investment in education and expanded secondary schooling over the past decade. Government expenditure on education rose from 3.3 percent of GDP in 2013 to 4.4 percent in 2024, and the share of total public spending allocated to education moved from 15.2 percent to 19.2 percent (1). Upper secondary completion has grown during this period, but the gender gap in completion has not...

By Paola Moreno-Roman, PhD (Prototype GEM/PEER‑style country profile) Context Peru’s basic education system includes five years of educación secundaria, which broadly correspond to lower and upper secondary levels and cover the ages at which adolescents begin to make concrete decisions about further study, technical pathways, and work (1,2). Government expenditure on education increased from 3.3 percent of GDP in 2013 to 4.4 percent in 2024, and the share of total public expenditure devoted...

Esta semana en Perú: 1. La postulación para el Premio L'Oréal - UNESCO "Por Las Mujeres en la Ciencia 2023 en Perú" se ha extendido hasta...