The rural digital divide in Peru is excluding thousands of girls from education, opportunity, and the digital economy. Discover how solar-powered connectivity and technological training for girls in indigenous Amazonian and Andean communities are building sustainable futures—and how you can help close the gap.

In the rural highlands of Peru, access to education is strongly shaped by geography, poverty, and long-standing territorial inequality.

In rural areas of Peru, school exclusion does not occur evenly across all ages. Evidence consistently shows that non-attendance increases sharply during secondary education, particularly in the rural Andes and Indigenous communities of the Amazon.

Classes are starting across Peru. For many families, this moment signals routine, continuity, and opportunity.

In Peru, access to education remains deeply unequal across territories. Official data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) confirms that nearly 65% of girls and boys who are not attending school do so for economic reasons.