ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Peru: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
99.7%
in 2024
Peru
99.5%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
20th
Peru rank
21st
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes over time
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Peru
How they compare
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 99.7% against 99.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.2%.
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 20th and Peru ranks 21st of 204 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.1% | 93.1% | 4.1% | Peru |
| 1990s | 95.6% | 95.4% | 0.2% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 97.3% | 1.6% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 98.8% | 0.7% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.3% | 0.3% | 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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes, 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 99.7% against 99.5% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Peru?
- 0.2%, 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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 20th and Peru ranks 21st of 204 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). 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