Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Peru
Peru: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.6902 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.6902 LPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Peru peaked at 0.6902 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4442 LPIA, in 2000.
Peru ranks 32nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4442 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.4993 LPIA | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5148 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4914 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.51 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.53 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.57 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.55 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5857 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5542 LPIA | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5645 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.562 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.58 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5918 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.58 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.62 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.64 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.62 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.62 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6185 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.64 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6659 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6851 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6902 LPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.525 LPIA | 0.4442 LPIA | 0.5857 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5997 LPIA | 0.562 LPIA | 0.64 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6703 LPIA | 0.64 LPIA | 0.6902 LPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Peru?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Peru was 0.6902 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6902 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4442 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release