Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Peru

Peru: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
75th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1997
All-time low
0.8%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.811997200920211997: 0.9241998: 0.9041999: 0.9052000: 0.8962001: 0.8932002: 0.882005: 0.8762006: 0.8742007: 0.8942009: 0.8942010: 0.8932011: 0.8912012: 0.8922013: 0.8872014: 0.8832015: 0.8792016: 0.8742017: 0.8822018: 0.8792019: 0.8782020: 0.7932021: 0.83

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.8% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in 2021.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Peru peaked at 0.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.

That places Peru 75th out of 92 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed female population with high education in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1997 0.9%
1998 0.9% -2.1%
1999 0.9% +0.1%
2000 0.9% -0.9%
2001 0.9% -0.4%
2002 0.9% -1.5%
2005 0.9% -0.4%
2006 0.9% -0.2%
2007 0.9% +2.3%
2009 0.9% +0.0%
2010 0.9% -0.1%
2011 0.9% -0.3%
2012 0.9% +0.1%
2013 0.9% -0.6%
2014 0.9% -0.4%
2015 0.9% -0.5%
2016 0.9% -0.5%
2017 0.9% +0.9%
2018 0.9% -0.3%
2019 0.9% -0.2%
2020 0.8% -9.7%
2021 0.8% +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 72 Cambodia 0.8% compare
  2. 73 Ethiopia 0.8% compare
  3. 74 Ecuador 0.8% compare
  4. 76 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  5. 77 Mongolia 0.8% compare
  6. 78 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Peru?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Peru was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
How does Peru rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary?
Peru ranks 75th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed female population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed female population with high education in working age)
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,222 data points, 1970–2021
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