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

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

Latest (2016)
250
Change on year
down 57.6%
World rank
23rd
of 26 countries
All-time high
630
in 2014
All-time low
60
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2016

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

02004006002000200820162000: 602001: 1972002: 2492004: 2632005: 2722006: 3062007: 3592008: 3022009: 3632010: 3252011: 3872012: 4472013: 6142014: 6302015: 5892016: 250

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

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

The figure is down 57.6% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Peru peaked at 630 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60, in 2000.

Peru ranks 23rd 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 public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Peru, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 60
2001 197 +228.3%
2002 249 +26.4%
2004 263 +5.6%
2005 272 +3.4%
2006 306 +12.5%
2007 359 +17.3%
2008 302 -15.9%
2009 363 +20.2%
2010 325 -10.5%
2011 387 +19.1%
2012 447 +15.5%
2013 614 +37.4%
2014 630 +2.6%
2015 589 -6.5%
2016 250 -57.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 263.44 60 363 9
2010s 463.14 250 630 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Peru?
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Peru was 250 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 630 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 60 in 2000.
How does Peru rank for number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Peru ranks 23rd out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 290 data points, 2000–2020
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