Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Peru
Peru: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted was 0.99 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Peru, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Peru is 0.99 LPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Peru peaked at 0.99 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9 LPIA, in 2004.
Peru ranks 22nd of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.92 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.93 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.94 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.97 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9225 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.975 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.99 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Peru?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Peru was 0.99 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 LPIA in 2004.
- How does Peru rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted?
- Peru ranks 22nd out of 56 countries with data for 2020.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release