Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo

What Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo does

GRADE (Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo) is a private non-profit research center founded in 1980 and headquartered in Barranco, Lima, Peru. It produces applied empirical research across 10 thematic areas — education and learning, employment and productivity, rural development and agriculture, ethnicity, gender and rights, research methodologies, poverty and equity, natural resources and extractive industries, state reform, health and nutrition, and urbanization — using longitudinal studies, experimental evaluations, mixed-methods approaches, and policy impact assessment. Its core products include GRADE Acción Lab (a packaged intervention design and evaluation methodology), APPrendemos (a free mobile app and teacher platform reaching 80,000+ students and 5,849+ teachers in Peruvian public schools as of H1 2025), CREER (multigrade rural school support), the AdaptED Observatory for Educational Resilience in LAC, and the Peruvian arm of the Young Lives longitudinal study tracking ~3,000 children over 20+ years. The institution is governed by a Members Assembly of Senior Researchers with an Executive Board elected for two-year periods.

GRADE's revenue model is grant-driven: the majority of operating funds flow from project-based contracts and grants from international development organizations and foundations (IDRC, Ford Foundation, Jacobs Foundation, World Bank, GPE KIX, UNRISD), with secondary revenue from publication sales, institutional subscriptions to the GRADE Informa Substack newsletter, and host-organization contributions from networks it coordinates. Its go-to-market is community- and event-driven: it engages Peruvian policymakers, government institutions, international organizations, and academic communities through publications, seminars, workshops, webinars, digital platforms, and active participation in roughly a dozen international research networks including Southern Voice (which it hosts since 2019), PEP, EGAP, LEVANTE, Nopoor, ILAIPP, CEPAS, CIES, SEPIA, ReAL, and AdaptED.

The organization employs 101–250 staff and researchers and has no parent company, subsidiaries, or commercial product distribution. No public funding rounds, ownership changes, or revenue figures are disclosed. Its strategic posture is that of a mature, independent policy research institution that combines rigorous academic output with direct program implementation (APPrendemos, CREER) and regional convening roles (Southern Voice, AdaptED LAC, care economy LAC fund).

Name

Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo

Legal name

Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo

Website

https://grade.org.pe

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

GRADE is a Peruvian non-profit research center founded in 1980 that produces applied empirical research and evaluation across ten development policy areas, serving Peruvian and Latin American government, academic, and international donor audiences through publications, applied programs like APPrendemos, and coordination of multiple international research networks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Science Research and Policy Analysis

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Curriculum, Standards & Assessment Policy Research (EDADADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB), Literacy & ELA Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAF)

Keywords

• Social science research
• Public policy analysis
• Development research
• Policy evaluation services
• Education research

Headquarters

HQ city

Barranco

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research grants and project funding: GRADE's primary revenue comes from grants, contracts, and project funding from international development organizations, governments, foundations, and research networks (e.g., IDRC, World Bank, Ford Foundation, Jacobs Foundation). These fund specific research projects and programs.
2. Publication sales and subscriptions: Revenue is generated through the sale of publications, books, and research papers, as well as institutional subscriptions to its newsletter (GRADE Informa via Substack).
3. Institutional partnerships and membership contributions: GRADE serves as host organization and coordination hub for networks (e.g., PEP Latin America coordination office, Southern Voice), which may involve membership or contribution arrangements with partner institutions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GRADE is a private non-profit research center that conducts applied social science research and policy analysis on development issues affecting Peru and Latin America. It produces empirical research, policy evaluations, and longitudinal studies across areas such as education, employment, poverty, health, rural development, and environmental sustainability. The institution also develops applied digital tools and operates intervention programs such as APPrendemos for school learning and the AdaptED Observatory for educational resilience.

Product overview

GRADE is a private non-profit research institution founded in 1980 in Lima, Peru, dedicated to economic, educational, environmental, and social studies relevant to Peru and Latin America. The organization offers a portfolio of research products and services including GRADE Acción Lab (evidence-based intervention design and evaluation), APPrendemos (a free educational app and teacher platform for math and reading), CREER (multigrade rural school support), and the AdaptED Observatory for Educational Resilience. Additional offerings include the GRADE Informa Substack newsletter, participation in the Young Lives longitudinal study, membership in the LEVANTE Learning Variability Network, and institutional library services with virtual catalog and repository.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GRADE Acción Lab
• APPrendemos
• CREER: Creciendo con las Escuelas Rurales Multigrado del Perú
• AdaptED – Observatory for Educational Adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean
• GRADE Informa (Substack newsletter)
• Young Lives Peru (Niños del Milenio)
• LEVANTE: Learning Variability Network Exchange
• Biblioteca y Repositorio Institucional

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80,000 students and 5,849+ teachers reached through APPrendemos (as of first semester 2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Southern Voice on Global DevelopmentflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Southern Voice contributes to global dialogue on SDGs by generating and disseminating high-quality evidence-based analysis. GRADE is one of 50 member institutions from Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and since 2019 has served as its host organization.
• Niños del Milenio (Young Lives Peru)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRADE is one of two Peruvian organizations (alongside the Nutrition Research Institute) responsible for the Young Lives study in Peru, following approximately 3,000 children over 20+ years to identify causes and consequences of child poverty.
• Global Alliance for CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe first global multi-stakeholder community facilitating dialogue, analysis, and exchange on care as a need, job, and right. GRADE participates as part of an articulation between governments, civil society, unions, philanthropy, international organizations, and academia.
• CEPAS (Red de Centros de Pensamiento de las Américas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of Think Tanks of the Americas promoting dialogue, cooperation, and high-impact research among countries to strengthen institutional development and enhance capacities across the region.
• PEP (Partnership for Economic Policy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEP brings together researchers from developing countries and provides financial and scientific support for research contributing to poverty reduction. GRADE hosts the PEP coordination office for Latin America, developing training, research, and dissemination activities for regional researchers.
• EGAP (Evidence in Governance and Politics)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-disciplinary network of researchers and practitioners focused on experimental research, generating and disseminating rigorous evidence on governance, politics, and institutions. GRADE participates as a member institution.
• NopoorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComprehensive poverty research project with 19 partners from 17 countries. GRADE is one of the project partners, contributing comparative studies on conditions for successful poverty reduction policies.
• ReAL (Latin American Anti-corruption Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of eight think tanks generating knowledge, designing policies, and carrying out advocacy for anti-corruption public policies. GRADE is one of the member institutions.
• SIEP (Peruvian Society for Educational Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject promoting, disseminating, and generating educational research capabilities in Peru through biennial seminars and journal publications, encouraging discussion among different academic specialties.
• SEPIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit civil association promoting research and decentralized debate on rural, agrarian, and environmental issues from a multidisciplinary and plural perspective.
• CIES (Consortium for Economic and Social Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation dedicated to research and teaching in economic, environmental, and social sciences, contributing to Peru's development by raising the level of national debate and strengthening the academic community.
• ILAIPP (Latin American Initiative of Research for Public Policy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative space between knowledge-creating organizations to generate innovative proposals from and for Latin America, aiming for sustainable economic, social, political, and institutional development.
• LEVANTE (Jacobs Foundation Learning Variability Exchange Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJacobs Foundation network investigating factors shaping children's development and educational outcomes across diverse contexts. GRADE is part of the 2026 Cohort, focusing on cognitive variability, metacognition, memory, peer learning, language development, and socio-emotional processes.
• CISEPA PUCPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRADE and CISEPA (Pontifical Catholic University of Peru) collaborate on the SPIA Country-Level Stocktaking Exercise in Peru, analyzing agricultural innovations implemented in the country over the past 20 years.
• CGIARcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRADE, CISEPA PUCP, and CGIAR jointly conduct the SPIA Country-Level Stocktaking Exercise in Peru to analyze agricultural innovations implemented in the country over the past 20 years.
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRADE and TNC collaborate to advance the integration of environmental sustainability with a territorial approach into national planning instruments for infrastructure in Peru.
• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRADE, TNC, and WCS collaborate on integrating environmental sustainability into national planning instruments for sustainable infrastructure in the Peruvian Amazon.
• UNRISD (United Nations Research Institute for Social Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNRISD co-supports the Collaborative Action-Research Fund for care economy policies in Latin America with GRADE, IDRC, Ford Foundation, and the Global Alliance for Care.
• Leer No BastacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational movement placing reading comprehension at the center of the educational and civic agenda. GRADE serves as its administrative headquarters and is a member of its Advisory Board, advancing toward a Latin American Movement for Reading Comprehension.
• SUMMA and UNICEF LACROcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRADE leads the AdaptED Observatory for Educational Resilience in LAC together with SUMMA and UNICEF LACRO, supported by GPE KIX and IDRC, to help countries improve adaptive capacity to face emergency scenarios.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social (CIES): Peruvian consortium of economic and social research institutions. Direct peer in producing and disseminating social science research, and a GRADE partner institution.
• Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP): Peru's leading social science research center, also founded in the 1960s and based in Lima. Directly comparable as a Peruvian non-profit think tank producing applied research on education, society, and public policy.
• SUMMA - Laboratorio de Investigación e Innovación en Educación para América Latina y el Caribe: Latin American education research and innovation lab. Direct peer in education policy research and a co-lead with GRADE on the AdaptED Observatory for educational resilience in LAC.

Broad incumbents

• Mathematica Policy Research: U.S.-based non-profit research organization specializing in education, health, and social policy evaluation. Comparable in rigorous empirical research and impact evaluation methodology.
• RAND Corporation: Global non-profit policy research institution with deep education and labor policy work. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary, applied research organization with significant government and international funder base.
• CIPPEC (Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento): Leading Argentine public policy think tank. Comparable as a Latin American policy research and advocacy organization, but with broader funding and a more established government advisory role than GRADE.
• IMCO (Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad): Mexican public policy think tank focused on competitiveness, education, and governance. Comparable as a regional think tank producing applied research for government decision-making.

Emerging players

• CEDLAS (Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales): Argentine academic research center on labor markets, poverty, and distributive issues at UNLP. Comparable in applied economic and social research with policy orientation, but academic rather than think-tank model.
• Ethos Laboratorio de Políticas Públicas: Mexican public policy think tank focused on evidence-based policy innovation. Comparable in scale and focus on bridging research and policy implementation, but with narrower thematic scope than GRADE.

Regional players

• Centro de Investigación y Estudios sobre Sociedad Civil y Acción Pública (CIESAS): Mexican regional research center focused on social sciences and public policy. Comparable as a Latin American applied social science research organization, but with stronger focus on anthropology and regional studies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GRADEPeru
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/GRADEPeru
• Facebookfacebook.com/grupodeanalisisparaeldesarrollo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gradeperu

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Profiles3 records

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