Adult literacy rate in Peru
93.7% of adults in Peru could read and write in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2007.
Peru, 2024
93.7%
Change from 2020
−0.8percentage points
World, 2024
87.7%
Adult literacy rate in Peru over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 93.7% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | 86.8% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | 88.7% | 82.5% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 94.5% in 2020, a change of −0.8 percentage points.
- Since 2005, when it was 87.9%, the figure has changed by +5.8 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 87.7%.
More for Peru
All statistics for Peru
Primary school enrolment (gross)
112.8%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
95.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
92.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.2%
2019 · UNESCO UIS