Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru

Peru: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.9%
in 2014
Years of data
15
1999–2016

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.811999200720161999: 0.989 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.993 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.972 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.971 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.958 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.962 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.962 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.954 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.947 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.948 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.945 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.944 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.94 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.946 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.943 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.9% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.

Peru ranks 8th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Peru, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1999 1.0%
2000 1.0% +0.4%
2001 1.0% -2.1%
2002 1.0% -0.1%
2005 1.0% -1.3%
2006 1.0% +0.5%
2007 1.0% -0.1%
2009 1.0% -0.8%
2010 0.9% -0.7%
2011 0.9% +0.1%
2012 0.9% -0.4%
2013 0.9% -0.1%
2014 0.9% -0.4%
2015 0.9% +0.6%
2016 0.9% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 7
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 5 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
  2. 6 Pakistan 1.0% compare
  3. 7 Bolivia 0.9% compare
  4. 9 Guatemala 0.9% compare
  5. 10 Nicaragua 0.9% compare
  6. 11 Morocco 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Peru ranks 8th out of 38 countries with data for 2016.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 449 data points, 1981–2021
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