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

Peru: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
75th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1997
All-time low
0.4%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.5371998: 0.5041999: 0.472000: 0.482001: 0.4782002: 0.472005: 0.4422006: 0.4622007: 0.4882009: 0.4962010: 0.4992011: 0.4922012: 0.4842013: 0.4922014: 0.492015: 0.4792016: 0.4772017: 0.4922018: 0.4972019: 0.4792020: 0.3852021: 0.426

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.4% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in 2021.

That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.

That places Peru 75th out of 90 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, primary education in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed female population with low education in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.5% -6.2%
1999 0.5% -6.7%
2000 0.5% +2.0%
2001 0.5% -0.3%
2002 0.5% -1.7%
2005 0.4% -6.1%
2006 0.5% +4.7%
2007 0.5% +5.5%
2009 0.5% +1.6%
2010 0.5% +0.7%
2011 0.5% -1.5%
2012 0.5% -1.5%
2013 0.5% +1.6%
2014 0.5% -0.5%
2015 0.5% -2.3%
2016 0.5% -0.5%
2017 0.5% +3.2%
2018 0.5% +1.0%
2019 0.5% -3.7%
2020 0.4% -19.5%
2021 0.4% +10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 7
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 72 Ghana 0.5% compare
  2. 73 Romania 0.4% compare
  3. 74 Sri Lanka 0.4% compare
  4. 76 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% compare
  5. 77 India 0.3% compare
  6. 78 Albania 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in Peru?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in Peru was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
How does Peru rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education?
Peru ranks 75th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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, primary education and below (% of employed female population with low 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, primary education and below (% of employed female population with low education in working age)
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,202 data points, 1970–2021
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