Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru

Peru: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 90.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
90.6%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
25th
of 83 countries
All-time high
90.6%
in 2018
All-time low
76.1%
in 1993
Years of data
11
1993–2018

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru, 1993–2018

0204060801001993200520181993: 76.1 %2004: 76.4 %2005: 79.3 %2006: 81.6 %2007: 82 %2012: 89.4 %2014: 88.1 %2015: 89.7 %2016: 89.9 %2017: 89.5 %2018: 90.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru is 90.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru peaked at 90.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 1993.

That places Peru 25th out of 83 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.1% 76.1% 76.1% 1
2000s 79.8% 76.4% 82.0% 4
2010s 89.5% 88.1% 90.6% 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 22 Macau (China) 91.3% compare
  2. 23 Maldives 91.2% compare
  3. 24 Chile 90.6% compare
  4. 26 Brunei Darussalam 90.3% compare
  5. 27 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 89.8% compare
  6. 28 Kuwait 88.8% compare

See the full ranking of 121 places →

More reference data data for Peru

All data for Peru →

Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru was 90.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 1993.
How does Peru rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Peru ranks 25th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-male-percent/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-male-percent/peru/">Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Peru</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,187 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of males age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.