Overview
- The Ministry of Education approved Resolución Viceministerial N.º 085-2026 to revoke the 2021 Educación Sexual Integral (ESI) rules and adopt new “Lineamientos para la Educación Sexual con base científica, biológica y ética.”
- The move follows Law N.º 32535, promoted in Congress by Milagros Jáuregui, which instructs the Executive to remove references to ESI and issue replacement guidelines.
- Regional and local education authorities (DREs and UGELs) and public and private schools must update management and planning documents within a maximum of three months to incorporate the new lineamientos.
- Child‑rights specialists and human‑rights groups say the change removes the gender approach, risks narrowing lessons to reproduction, and could leave gaps for local or religious interpretations that weaken prevention and protection against sexual violence.
- Minedu cites 2025 figures—21,609 cases of sexual violence against minors and 37,708 births to mothers under 19—to justify the reform, while critics point to international standards such as UNESCO guidance and the UN ‘Camila v. Peru’ precedent as benchmarks the new rules may not meet.