Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru

Peru: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
14th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.3%
in 2006
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru, 1997–2021

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.288 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.277 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.281 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.292 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.282 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.264 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.274 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.262 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.266 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.267 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.273 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.273 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.266 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.265 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.27 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.271 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.276 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.293 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.294 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.297 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.309 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.314 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.3% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.

Peru ranks 14th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 11 Mozambique 0.3% compare
  2. 12 Jamaica 0.3% compare
  3. 13 Armenia 0.3% compare
  4. 15 Ecuador 0.3% compare
  5. 16 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  6. 17 India 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
How does Peru rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Peru ranks 14th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,386 data points, 1970–2021
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