Lower middle income vs Peru: Literacy rate, youth male
Lower middle income
93.4%
in 2024
Peru
99.4%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
24th
Peru rank
24th
Literacy rate, youth male over time
- Lower middle income
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 99.4% against 93.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 24th and Peru ranks 24th of 40 groups.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.6% | 96.5% | 27.9% | Peru |
| 1990s | 76.4% | 97.0% | 20.6% | Peru |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 98.2% | 14.0% | Peru |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 99.0% | 9.8% | Peru |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 99.3% | 6.3% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Lower middle income or Peru?
- Peru, at 99.4% against 93.4% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Lower middle income and Peru?
- 6.0%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Peru?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Peru rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th and Peru ranks 24th of 40 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.