Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Peru

Peru: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
4th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1998
All-time low
0.4%
in 1997
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Peru, 1997–2016

00.20.40.61997200620161997: 0.418 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.531 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.527 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.513 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.508 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.481 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.512 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.497 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.5 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.504 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.528 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.516 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.509 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.528 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.52 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.508 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.523 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.5% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in 2016.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1997.

Peru ranks 4th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Peru, 1997 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.5% +27.2%
1999 0.5% -0.7%
2000 0.5% -2.8%
2001 0.5% -0.8%
2002 0.5% -5.3%
2005 0.5% +6.4%
2006 0.5% -3.0%
2007 0.5% +0.5%
2009 0.5% +0.8%
2010 0.5% +4.8%
2011 0.5% -2.3%
2012 0.5% -1.3%
2013 0.5% +3.8%
2014 0.5% -1.5%
2015 0.5% -2.4%
2016 0.5% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 7
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Peru?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Peru was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
How does Peru rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24?
Peru ranks 4th out of 81 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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