Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Peru
Peru: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 index
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2021
All-time low
0.93 index
in 1981
Years of data
27
1981–2024
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Peru stood at 1 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1 index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.93 index, in 1981.
That places Peru 23rd out of 96 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.93 index | — |
| 1993 | 0.97 index | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9697 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9786 index | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9826 index | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9836 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.98 index | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.99 index | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9929 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9919 index | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9939 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.997 index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1 index | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.93 index | 0.93 index | 0.93 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.97 index | 0.97 index | 0.97 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9829 index | 0.9697 index | 0.9929 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9991 index | 0.9939 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 5 |
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- 23 Spain 1 index compare
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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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Peru?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Peru was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 index in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.