Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Peru

Peru: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 585,047 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
585,047 number
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
36th
of 83 countries
All-time high
1.10 million number
in 2004
All-time low
571,710 number
in 2015
Years of data
12
1981–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Peru, 1981–2018

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1981199920181981: 1.0M number1993: 940.4k number2004: 1.1M number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.0M number2007: 904.7k number2012: 594.6k number2014: 626.0k number2015: 571.7k number2016: 598.6k number2017: 607.0k number2018: 585.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Peru stood at 585,047 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Peru peaked at 1.10 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 571,710 number, in 2015.

That places Peru 36th out of 83 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.02 million number 1.02 million number 1.02 million number 1
1990s 940,404 number 940,404 number 940,404 number 1
2000s 1.01 million number 904,676 number 1.10 million number 4
2010s 597,145 number 571,710 number 625,989 number 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 33 Rwanda 820,558 number compare
  2. 34 Tunisia 782,465 number compare
  3. 35 Togo 729,861 number compare
  4. 37 Central African Republic 560,120 number compare
  5. 38 Zambia 558,967 number compare
  6. 39 Colombia 483,949 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Peru?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Peru was 585,047 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 2004.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 571,710 number in 2015.
How does Peru rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Peru ranks 36th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.