Literacy rate, adult female in Peru
Peru: Literacy rate, adult female was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Peru, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Peru is 90.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Peru peaked at 92.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1981.
That places Peru 47th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 73.9% | — |
| 1993 | 81.7% | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | -1.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 90.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Peru's 90.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 96% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.9% | 73.9% | 73.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 82.1% | 84.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 90.5% | 91.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 90.7% | 92.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Peru?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Peru was 90.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Peru ranks 47th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.