Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Peru
Peru: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Peru, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 97.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Peru peaked at 97.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 1981.
Peru ranks 31st of 88 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, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 87.8% | — |
| 1993 | 92.6% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 94.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 92.6% | 92.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 94.1% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 96.3% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.1% | 97.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Peru?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Peru was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release