Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Peru
Peru: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Peru, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 99.6% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Peru peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 1981.
Peru ranks 20th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 89.8% | — |
| 1993 | 93.8% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 96.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 96.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.8% | 89.8% | 89.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 93.8% | 93.8% | 93.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 95.7% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Peru?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Peru was 99.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- Peru ranks 20th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release