Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in Peru
Peru: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Peru, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Peru stood at 93.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Peru peaked at 93.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 1981.
That places Peru 47th out of 88 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, female (%) (rate female) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 67.4% | — |
| 1993 | 79.3% | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 82.7% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 82.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 93.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Peru's 93.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.3%, 97% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.4% | 67.4% | 67.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 81.6% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 88.3% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 92.3% | 93.3% | 5 |
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, population 25-64 years, female in Peru?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Peru was 93.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Peru ranks 47th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release