Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Peru
Peru: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 23,794 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Peru, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Peru stood at 23,794 number.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Peru peaked at 72,281 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19,894 number, in 2017.
Peru ranks 46th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 64,072 number | — |
| 1993 | 72,281 number | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 60,934 number | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 57,958 number | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 41,686 number | -28.1% |
| 2007 | 56,086 number | +34.5% |
| 2012 | 36,590 number | -34.8% |
| 2014 | 23,694 number | -35.2% |
| 2015 | 21,230 number | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 25,018 number | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 19,894 number | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 23,794 number | +19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64,072 number | 64,072 number | 64,072 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 72,281 number | 72,281 number | 72,281 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 54,166 number | 41,686 number | 60,934 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 25,037 number | 19,894 number | 36,590 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Peru?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Peru was 23,794 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 72,281 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,894 number in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- Peru ranks 46th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.