ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Peru: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
99.2%
in 2024
Peru
97.5%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
29th
Peru rank
31st

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Peru
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 99.2% against 97.5% in Peru, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Peru ahead.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 29th and Peru ranks 31st of 203 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Peru Difference Ahead
1980s 79.8% 87.8% 7.9% Peru
1990s 90.7% 92.6% 2.0% Peru
2000s 97.4% 94.9% 2.5% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 98.6% 97.0% 1.6% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 99.1% 97.3% 1.8% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Peru?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 99.2% against 97.5% in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Peru?
1.7%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Peru?
27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Peru rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 29th and Peru ranks 31st of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release