Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Peru

Peru: Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 250 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
250
Change on year
down 64.8%
World rank
24th
of 26 countries
All-time high
780
in 2014
All-time low
67
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Peru, 2000–2016

02004006008002000200820162000: 672001: 2342002: 2912004: 3232005: 3162006: 3642007: 4222008: 3732009: 4432010: 3702011: 4522012: 5322013: 7412014: 7802015: 7112016: 250

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 250 for number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in 2016.

The figure is down 64.8% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Peru peaked at 780 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 67, in 2000.

Peru ranks 24th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Peru, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 67
2001 234 +249.3%
2002 291 +24.4%
2004 323 +11.0%
2005 316 -2.2%
2006 364 +15.2%
2007 422 +15.9%
2008 373 -11.6%
2009 443 +18.8%
2010 370 -16.5%
2011 452 +22.2%
2012 532 +17.7%
2013 741 +39.3%
2014 780 +5.3%
2015 711 -8.8%
2016 250 -64.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 314.78 67 443 9
2010s 548 250 780 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Peru?
Number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Peru was 250 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 780 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 67 in 2000.
How does Peru rank for number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Peru ranks 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 289 data points, 2000–2020
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