Literacy rate, youth female in Peru
Peru: Literacy rate, youth female was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Peru, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth female in Peru is 99.6%, measured 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 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Peru peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 1981.
That places Peru 20th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 89.8% | — |
| 1993 | 93.8% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 96.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 96.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 99.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Peru's 99.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.8% | 89.8% | 89.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 93.8% | 93.8% | 93.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 95.7% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 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, youth female in Peru?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Peru was 99.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Peru ranks 20th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.