Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender in Peru
Peru: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender was 0.999 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.999 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender in Peru peaked at 1 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9186 GPIA, in 2002.
Peru ranks 32nd of 54 countries on this measure, 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, rural, adjusted gender in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9232 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9328 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9186 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9211 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.95 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9597 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9663 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9712 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9785 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9878 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.98 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9939 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9412 GPIA | 0.9186 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9843 GPIA | 0.9712 GPIA | 0.9959 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9975 GPIA | 0.9939 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
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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, rural, adjusted gender in Peru?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender in Peru was 0.999 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9186 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Peru rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release