Panama vs Peru: Literacy rate, youth male
Panama
99.6%
in 2024
Peru
99.4%
in 2024
Panama rank
21st
Peru rank
24th
Literacy rate, youth male over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Panama currently reports 99.6% against 99.4% in Peru, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Panama ranks 21st and Peru ranks 24th of 95 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 99.1% | 2.6% | Peru |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 99.1% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 0.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Panama or Peru?
- Panama, at 99.6% against 99.4% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Panama and Peru?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
- Panama ranks 21st and Peru ranks 24th of 95 countries.
- 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.