Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Peru

Peru: Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 39 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
39
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
18th
of 25 countries
All-time high
45
in 2012
All-time low
36
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Peru, 2000–2016

010203040502000200820162000: 362001: 362002: 382004: 392005: 412006: 412007: 412008: 422009: 422010: 442011: 432012: 452013: 422014: 432015: 442016: 39

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 39 for median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in 2016.

That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Peru peaked at 45 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36, in 2000.

Peru ranks 18th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Peru, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 36
2001 36 +0.0%
2002 38 +5.6%
2004 39 +2.6%
2005 41 +5.1%
2006 41 +0.0%
2007 41 +0.0%
2008 42 +2.4%
2009 42 +0.0%
2010 44 +4.8%
2011 43 -2.3%
2012 45 +4.7%
2013 42 -6.7%
2014 43 +2.4%
2015 44 +2.3%
2016 39 -11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.56 36 42 9
2010s 42.86 39 45 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Peru?
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Peru was 39 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 45 in 2012.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 36 in 2000.
How does Peru rank for median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Peru ranks 18th out of 25 countries with data for 2016.
Is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 279 data points, 2000–2020
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