Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru

Peru: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
91st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1997
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru, 1997–2021

0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.031997200920211997: 0.029 % of labor force with low education in working age1998: 0.024 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.02 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.022 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.025 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.028 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.017 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.016 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.015 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.014 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.01 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.012 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.01 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.013 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.006 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.008 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.011 % of labor force with low education in working age2017: 0.009 % of labor force with low education in working age2018: 0.009 % of labor force with low education in working age2019: 0.011 % of labor force with low education in working age2020: 0.02 % of labor force with low education in working age2021: 0.016 % of labor force with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with low education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru is 0.0%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 22.4% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru peaked at 0.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

Peru ranks 91st of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1997 0.0%
1998 0.0% -16.9%
1999 0.0% -15.1%
2000 0.0% +10.0%
2001 0.0% +10.6%
2002 0.0% +12.8%
2005 0.0% -39.2%
2006 0.0% -4.7%
2007 0.0% -8.6%
2009 0.0% -2.3%
2010 0.0% -33.9%
2011 0.0% +26.6%
2012 0.0% -19.4%
2013 0.0% +34.8%
2014 0.0% -51.7%
2015 0.0% +22.9%
2016 0.0% +34.6%
2017 0.0% -18.4%
2018 0.0% +4.3%
2019 0.0% +26.7%
2020 0.0% +79.6%
2021 0.0% -22.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Peru ranks 91st out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,474 data points, 1970–2021
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