Literacy rate, adult male in Peru
Peru: Literacy rate, adult male was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in Peru, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Peru recorded 97.0% for literacy rate, adult male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Peru peaked at 97.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 1981.
Peru ranks 32nd of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 90.1% | — |
| 1993 | 92.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Peru's 97.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.1% | 90.1% | 90.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.8% | 92.8% | 92.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 93.5% | 94.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 97.0% | 97.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 literacy rate, adult male in Peru?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Peru was 97.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.