Youth/adult literacy rate in Peru
Peru: Youth/adult literacy rate was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.5%
World rank
13th
of 57 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2024
All-time low
96.8%
in 2004
Years of data
12
2004–2024
Youth/adult literacy rate in Peru, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, youth/adult literacy rate in Peru stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Peru peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.8%, in 2004.
That places Peru 13th out of 57 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 96.8% | — |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.2% | 96.8% | 97.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 2 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.76 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 142,500 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 990,756 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.4038 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 905,151 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.21 % change on previous year (2017)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Peru?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Peru was 99.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 2004.
- How does Peru rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Peru ranks 13th out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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