Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.7% male: 93.5% female: 82.1% (2004 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures:

2.5% of GDP (2006)

Government
Peru

Country name:

conventional long form: Republic of Peru conventional short form: Peru local long form: Republica del Peru local short form: Peru

Government type: