Dominican Republic vs Peru: Literate and illiterate world population

Dominican Republic

6.0%

in 2024

Peru

6.3%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

69th

Peru rank

66th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Peru currently reports 6.3% against 6.0% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Globally, Dominican Republic ranks 69th and Peru ranks 66th of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.