Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Peru

Peru: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.8151 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8151 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.8151 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.6787 LPIA
in 2004
Years of data
10
2004–2018

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Peru, 2004–2018

00.20.40.60.82004201120182004: 0.679 LPIA2005: 0.703 LPIA2006: 0.719 LPIA2007: 0.725 LPIA2012: 0.79 LPIA2014: 0.798 LPIA2015: 0.81 LPIA2016: 0.813 LPIA2017: 0.808 LPIA2018: 0.815 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.8151 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Peru peaked at 0.8151 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6787 LPIA, in 2004.

That places Peru 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Peru, 2004 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
2004 0.6787 LPIA
2005 0.7034 LPIA +3.6%
2006 0.7191 LPIA +2.2%
2007 0.7248 LPIA +0.8%
2012 0.7896 LPIA +8.9%
2014 0.7977 LPIA +1.0%
2015 0.8104 LPIA +1.6%
2016 0.8134 LPIA +0.4%
2017 0.8079 LPIA -0.7%
2018 0.8151 LPIA +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7065 LPIA 0.6787 LPIA 0.7248 LPIA 4
2010s 0.8057 LPIA 0.7896 LPIA 0.8151 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 21 El Salvador 0.8693 LPIA compare
  2. 22 South Africa 0.841 LPIA compare
  3. 23 Bangladesh 0.8212 LPIA compare
  4. 25 Cambodia 0.8105 LPIA compare
  5. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7966 LPIA compare
  6. 27 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.7759 LPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Peru?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Peru was 0.8151 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.8151 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6787 LPIA in 2004.
How does Peru rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
Peru ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 331 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/