Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru
Peru: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.95 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru is 0.95 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru peaked at 0.96 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.77 GPIA, in 1981.
Peru ranks 51st of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.77 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.86 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.877 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8701 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8743 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8761 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.87 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9074 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9118 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.915 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9242 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9299 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.94 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9434 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9486 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9496 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9548 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.95 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.77 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.86 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8857 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.9118 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9383 GPIA | 0.915 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9526 GPIA | 0.9486 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 5 |
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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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru was 0.95 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 51st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release