diff --git a/apps/wizard/app_pages/fasttrack/process.py b/apps/wizard/app_pages/fasttrack/process.py
index b634e12ed6f..8f78ac1f5ac 100644
--- a/apps/wizard/app_pages/fasttrack/process.py
+++ b/apps/wizard/app_pages/fasttrack/process.py
@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@ def processing_part_1(import_method, dataset_uris, infer_metadata, is_private, _
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Unknown import method: {import_method}")
 
-    # PROCES
+    # PROCESS
     if infer_metadata:
         st.write("Inferring metadata...")
         data, variables_meta_dict = _infer_metadata(data, variables_meta_dict)
 
+    data = _convert_percentages(data, variables_meta_dict)
+
     # VALIDATION
     st.write("Validating data and metadata...")
     success = _validate_data(data, variables_meta_dict)
@@ -145,6 +147,14 @@ def processing_part_2(data, dataset_meta, variables_meta_dict, origin, dataset_u
     return fast_import
 
 
+def _convert_percentages(data: pd.DataFrame, variables_meta_dict: Dict[str, VariableMeta]) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    """Convert percentages to numbers."""
+    for col in data.columns:
+        if getattr(variables_meta_dict.get(col, {}), "unit", "") == "%":
+            data[col] = data[col].str.replace("%", "").astype(float)
+    return data
+
+
 def _validate_data(df: pd.DataFrame, variables_meta_dict: Dict[str, VariableMeta]) -> bool:
     errors = []