Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru

Peru: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9523 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9523 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
50th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.9523 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.7673 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
12
1981–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, 1981–2018

00.20.40.60.811981199920181981: 0.767 GPIA1993: 0.856 GPIA2004: 0.868 GPIA2005: 0.877 GPIA2006: 0.887 GPIA2007: 0.895 GPIA2012: 0.94 GPIA2014: 0.939 GPIA2015: 0.948 GPIA2016: 0.945 GPIA2017: 0.948 GPIA2018: 0.952 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru stood at 0.9523 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru peaked at 0.9523 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7673 GPIA, in 1981.

Peru ranks 50th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7673 GPIA 0.7673 GPIA 0.7673 GPIA 1
1990s 0.8559 GPIA 0.8559 GPIA 0.8559 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8818 GPIA 0.8678 GPIA 0.8953 GPIA 4
2010s 0.9455 GPIA 0.9392 GPIA 0.9523 GPIA 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 47 Thailand 0.9638 GPIA compare
  2. 48 Saudi Arabia 0.9615 GPIA compare
  3. 49 El Salvador 0.9597 GPIA compare
  4. 51 Oman 0.9477 GPIA compare
  5. 52 Sao Tome and Principe 0.931 GPIA compare
  6. 53 Madagascar 0.9243 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Peru was 0.9523 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.9523 GPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7673 GPIA in 1981.
How does Peru rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Peru ranks 50th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,155 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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