Rato attended a Jesuit school before studying law in the Complutense University.

He later attended a boarding school before studying English at the University of Cape Town.

He attended various schools before studying garden architecture at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1926 to 1929.

He attended Koranic school before studying economics at university.

He attended primary school in his home town, and a high school thirty miles away, before studying at the University of Wellington.

He attended Scotch College before studying law at the University of Melbourne.

He attended local schools before studying for the priesthood where he became fluent in six languages.

Peter attended both schools, before studying business administration, politics and economics at Aston University, Birmingham.

He attended the Athénée de Luxembourg, before studying literature in Paris.

The second son of a draftsman, he attended Oxford before studying film at Bristol University.