Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Peru

Peru: Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above was 0.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
1st
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2005
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Peru, 1997–2016

00.10.20.30.41997200620161997: 0.306 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.3 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.313 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.343 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.32 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.322 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.363 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.355 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.336 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.311 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.311 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.296 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.288 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.287 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.289 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.296 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.288 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.3% for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Peru peaked at 0.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.

Peru ranks 1st of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.3% -1.9%
1999 0.3% +4.4%
2000 0.3% +9.4%
2001 0.3% -6.5%
2002 0.3% +0.6%
2005 0.4% +12.7%
2006 0.4% -2.2%
2007 0.3% -5.4%
2009 0.3% -7.5%
2010 0.3% -0.0%
2011 0.3% -4.6%
2012 0.3% -3.0%
2013 0.3% -0.1%
2014 0.3% +0.6%
2015 0.3% +2.4%
2016 0.3% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 7
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Peru?
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Peru was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Peru rank for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above?
Peru ranks 1st out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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 Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,083 data points, 1970–2021
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