Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru
Peru: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 91.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru stood at 91.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru peaked at 91.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2000.
That places Peru 28th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 76.1% | — |
| 2000 | 75.5% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 78.9% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 80.6% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 83.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 84.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 75.5% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 84.1% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 89.9% | 91.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.76 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 142,500 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 990,756 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.4038 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 905,151 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.21 % change on previous year (2017)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru was 91.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Peru ranks 28th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release