Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Peru
Peru: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 337,618 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Peru, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Peru stood at 337,618 number.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Peru peaked at 601,303 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 311,413 number, in 2015.
Peru ranks 47th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 507,489 number | — |
| 1993 | 509,609 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 601,303 number | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 586,708 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 547,118 number | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 494,261 number | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 313,986 number | -36.5% |
| 2014 | 323,216 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 311,413 number | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 312,021 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 338,075 number | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 337,618 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 507,489 number | 507,489 number | 507,489 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 509,609 number | 509,609 number | 509,609 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 557,348 number | 494,261 number | 601,303 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 322,722 number | 311,413 number | 338,075 number | 6 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Peru?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Peru was 337,618 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 601,303 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 311,413 number in 2015.
- How does Peru rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- Peru ranks 47th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.