Education and Poverty in Peru: A Review

The purpose of this review article is to review updated bibliographic references, and to determine the association relationships between education and poverty. The methodology used was the search for articles, magazines, theses, and books; in the database of the virtual library of the “César Vallejo” university; to later analyze this information and elaborate the development of the variables education and poverty; to finally conclude that the right to education is universal, endorsed by both world, regional and national organizations; being necessary for human development. Poverty is a complex socioeconomic problem with multiple dimensions, well studied and well known; education is key and fundamental to reduce poverty; the higher the educational level, the less poverty; On the contrary, a lower educational level would lead us to more poverty. Peru continues to be the country that invests the least in education in the region.