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

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
5th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.4%
in 1997
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Peru, 1997–2016

00.10.20.30.40.51997200620161997: 0.388 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.45 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.479 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.399 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.423 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.408 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.47 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.455 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.456 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.472 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.485 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.48 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.489 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.485 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.49 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.48 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.488 % 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 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

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Georgia 0.8% compare
  2. 3 Moldova 0.6% compare
  3. 4 Uganda 0.5% compare
  4. 6 Panama 0.5% compare
  5. 7 Rwanda 0.5% compare
  6. 8 Netherlands 0.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
81 places, 1,116 data points, 1970–2021
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