Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Peru
Peru: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 70.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Peru, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Peru is 70.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Peru peaked at 70.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2004.
Peru ranks 39th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 49.4% | — |
| 2000 | 48.6% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 48.5% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 56.8% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 67.6% | 70.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Peru?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Peru was 70.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2004.
- How does Peru rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Peru ranks 39th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release