Peru vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Peru
91.5%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
94.5%
in 2024
Peru rank
28th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
28th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Peru
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 94.5% against 91.5% in Peru, a difference of 3.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 28th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 28th of 87 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.1% | 62.5% | 13.6% | Peru |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 78.8% | 1.0% | Peru |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 89.1% | 0.7% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 93.7% | 2.8% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Peru or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 94.5% against 91.5% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Peru and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 3.0%, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Peru and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Peru ranks 28th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 28th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). 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