Peru Literacy Rate 1981-2024
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.
- Peru literacy rate for 2020 was 94.50%, a 0.09% increase from 2018.
- Peru literacy rate for 2018 was 94.41%, a 0.26% increase from 2017.
- Peru literacy rate for 2017 was 94.15%, a 0.02% decline from 2016.
- Peru literacy rate for 2016 was 94.17%, a 0.01% increase from 2015.
| Peru Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
94.50% |
0.09% |
| 2018 |
94.41% |
0.26% |
| 2017 |
94.15% |
-0.02% |
| 2016 |
94.17% |
0.01% |
| 2015 |
94.16% |
0.45% |
| 2014 |
93.71% |
-0.13% |
| 2012 |
93.84% |
4.25% |
| 2007 |
89.59% |
0.89% |
| 2006 |
88.70% |
0.79% |
| 2005 |
87.91% |
0.24% |
| 2004 |
87.67% |
0.52% |
| 1993 |
87.15% |
5.23% |
| 1981 |
81.92% |
5.23% |
