Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Peru
Peru: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.82 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Peru, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Peru stood at 0.82 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Peru peaked at 0.82 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.64 LPIA, in 2004.
Peru ranks 33rd of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.64 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.67 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.69 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.76 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.77 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.79 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.79 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.82 LPIA | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.675 LPIA | 0.64 LPIA | 0.7 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.785 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 0.8 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.82 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Peru?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Peru was 0.82 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.64 LPIA in 2004.
- How does Peru rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
- Peru ranks 33rd out of 55 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release