Ecuador vs Peru: Literate and illiterate world population

Ecuador

6.5%

in 2024

Peru

6.3%

in 2024

Ecuador rank

64th

Peru rank

66th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Ecuador currently reports 6.5% against 6.3% in Peru, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 64th 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.