Peru

Member since

July 2023

4.24 Million

Total children receiving school meals

3.78 Million

Children enrolled in primary school

556.53 Million

Total investment in school meals (USD)

Figures reflect the latest available data from the State of School Feeding Worldwide report, national reporting and global sources. Governments may update data more frequently, so values may differ from most recent national statistics. Reference year, source and further details are available in the School Meals Coalition Global Database.

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National Commitments

Commitment submitted on
December 2023
Declaration signed by the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion

• Establish a strategy to improve the school menu in the form of ready-to-eat, prepared food rations, with increased diversification and a culturally relevant approach.
• Promote a joint work proposal with national and international academic institutions for evidence generation on healthy school feeding, with the support of strategic allies and the adoption of digital tools.
• Develop a national healthy school feeding strategy that strengthens capacities for coordination, implementation and participation of the education community.

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Events

Resources

Report

Education & Learning Health & Nutrition

Our Meals, Our Voice: Children Speak on School Meals

Coalition partner World Vision undertook a School Meals Child-led Research project ahead of the School Meals Coalition Summit in Brazil, 18-19 September 2025, where over 1,000 children in 13 countries shared their school meals experience. These findings are available in this Global Report, and 13 Country-Level Reports: Brazil, Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Guatemala, Lebanon, Indonesia, Malawi, Peru, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Report

Agriculture & Food Systems Economic Growth Education & Learning

More than a meal: Findings from Fill the Nutrient Gap analysis in Guatemala and Peru

A new joint report by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) examines school meal programmes in Guatemala and Peru, showing how they lower the cost of nutritious diets, improve nutritional quality, strengthen local food systems against extreme weather shocks, and boost child development and public health. It also stresses the need for community engagement, integrated policies, and action to tackle ultra-processed foods and the triple burden of malnutrition.