Peru vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Peru
93.0%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
96.7%
in 2024
Peru rank
47th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
46th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Peru
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 96.7% against 93.0% in Peru, a difference of 3.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 47th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 88 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 | 67.4% | 56.8% | 10.6% | Peru |
| 1990s | 79.3% | 74.9% | 4.4% | Peru |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 90.5% | 6.6% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 94.8% | 3.8% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 96.3% | 3.6% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Peru or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 96.7% against 93.0% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Peru and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 3.7%, 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)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Peru and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Peru ranks 47th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 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