Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Peru
Peru: Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.99 ratio in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Peru, 2004–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.99 ratio for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Peru peaked at 0.99 ratio in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.93 ratio, in 2004.
That places Peru 23rd out of 48 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Peru, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.93 ratio | — |
| 2005 | 0.95 ratio | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.96 ratio | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.96 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.98 ratio | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.99 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 ratio | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 ratio | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.95 ratio | 0.93 ratio | 0.96 ratio | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9833 ratio | 0.98 ratio | 0.99 ratio | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.99 ratio | 0.99 ratio | 0.99 ratio | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 745,341 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Peru?
- Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Peru was 0.99 ratio in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 ratio in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 ratio in 2004.
- How does Peru rank for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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