Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in Peru
Peru: Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female was 61.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in Peru, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Peru recorded 61.0% for illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 24.5% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in Peru peaked at 61.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2012.
Peru ranks 8th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.0% | — |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 50.0% | 57.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 46.0% | 57.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 6 Morocco 64.0% compare
- 7 Paraguay 62.0% compare
- 9 Mozambique 60.0% compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 59.0% compare
- 11 Senegal 57.0% compare
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in Peru?
- Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female in Peru was 61.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2012.
- How does Peru rank for illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female?
- Peru ranks 8th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release