Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Peru
Peru: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 0.996 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Peru is 0.996 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Peru peaked at 0.996 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9271 LPIA, in 2003.
That places Peru 21st out of 68 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9476 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9493 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9331 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9271 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.93 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.95 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.96 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.96 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9605 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9737 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9687 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9738 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9829 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9889 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.994 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.994 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.996 LPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9491 LPIA | 0.9271 LPIA | 0.9737 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9814 LPIA | 0.9687 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9935 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 0.996 LPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Peru?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Peru was 0.996 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.996 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9271 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Peru rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
- Peru ranks 21st out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release