Peru vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female
Peru
90.7%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
94.9%
in 2024
Peru rank
47th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
47th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time
- Peru
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 94.9% against 90.7% in Peru, a difference of 4.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 47th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 47th of 89 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.9% | 61.2% | 12.7% | Peru |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 76.5% | 5.2% | Peru |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 88.8% | 5.7% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 93.1% | 2.0% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 94.5% | 3.2% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Peru or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 94.9% against 90.7% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Peru and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 4.2%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Peru and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Peru ranks 47th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 47th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release