Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Peru, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Peru stood at 95.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Peru peaked at 95.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 1981.
That places Peru 40th 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 27 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 77.4% | — |
| 1993 | 85.8% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.4% | 77.4% | 77.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 85.8% | 85.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 87.7% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 92.2% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.6% | 95.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Peru?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Peru was 95.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 40th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release