Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Peru or Small states?

Small states, at 1.33 million number against 585,047 number in Peru as of 2019.

What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Peru and Small states?

742,153 number, with Small states ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Small states?

11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Peru vs Small states: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Peru

585,047 number

in 2018

Small states

1.33 million number

in 2019

Peru rank

36th

Small states rank

33rd

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

Peru
Small states

How they compare

Small states currently reports 1.33 million number against 585,047 number in Peru, a difference of 742,153 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 2.3 times Peru's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 36th and Small states ranks 33rd of 83 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1990s	940,404 number	1.26 million number	320,036 number	Small states
2000s	1.01 million number	1.22 million number	210,358 number	Small states
2010s	597,145 number	1.32 million number	724,939 number	Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Peru or Small states?: Small states, at 1.33 million number against 585,047 number in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Peru and Small states?: 742,153 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Small states?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Peru and Small states rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?: Peru ranks 36th and Small states ranks 33rd of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.