Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Peru
Peru: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 54.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Peru, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Peru is 54.0%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Peru peaked at 74.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2012.
Peru ranks 31st 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, % female in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 74.2% | — |
| 1993 | 66.7% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 61.3% | 66.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 49.0% | 61.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.90 million (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Peru?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Peru was 54.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2012.
- How does Peru rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.