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

Peru: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
17th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2018
All-time low
0.4%
in 2006
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.488 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.494 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.444 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.455 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.451 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.457 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.444 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.438 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.459 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.464 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.46 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.463 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.475 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.48 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.487 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.489 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.497 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.51 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.519 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.512 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.509 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.508 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.

That places Peru 17th out of 103 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 7
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 14 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.5% compare
  2. 15 Madagascar, Republic of 0.5% compare
  3. 16 United Kingdom 0.5% compare
  4. 18 Jamaica 0.5% compare
  5. 19 Greece 0.5% compare
  6. 20 Bangladesh 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 103 places β†’

More reference data data for Peru

All data for Peru β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
How does Peru rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Peru ranks 17th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, 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
Self-employed 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
103 places, 1,424 data points, 1970–2021
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