Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Peru
Peru: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Peru, 1997–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.
Analysis
In 2016, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Peru stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1997.
Peru ranks 5th 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 15-64, primary in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of employed population with low education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4% | — |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Peru?
- Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Peru was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary 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 15-64, primary?
- Peru ranks 5th out of 81 countries with data for 2016.
- Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 15-64, 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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