Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru

Peru: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 35.28 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
35.28
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
67th
of 79 countries
All-time high
39.62
in 1997
All-time low
35.28
in 2016
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru, 1997–2016

0102030401997200620161997: 39.61998: 36.71999: 35.62000: 38.82001: 38.62002: 39.42005: 36.82006: 36.92007: 37.22009: 36.52010: 362011: 36.22012: 35.62013: 35.72014: 35.52015: 362016: 35.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru is 35.28, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru peaked at 39.62 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 35.28, in 2016.

Peru ranks 67th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.33 35.64 39.62 3
2000s 37.74 36.54 39.37 7
2010s 35.74 35.28 36.19 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 64 Uruguay 36.83 compare
  2. 65 Iceland 35.93 compare
  3. 66 Ireland 35.63 compare
  4. 68 Belgium 34.61 compare
  5. 69 France 34.57 compare
  6. 70 Rwanda 33.78 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru was 35.28 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 39.62 in 1997.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 35.28 in 2016.
How does Peru rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Peru ranks 67th out of 79 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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