Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Peru
Peru: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Peru, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Peru stood at 90.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Peru peaked at 92.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1981.
That places Peru 47th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 73.9% | — |
| 1993 | 81.7% | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.9% | 73.9% | 73.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 82.1% | 84.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 90.5% | 91.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 90.7% | 92.0% | 2 |
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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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Peru?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Peru was 90.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Peru ranks 47th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release