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

Peru: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
17th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2005
All-time low
0.2%
in 2018
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.235 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.262 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.287 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.281 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.269 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.284 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.296 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.284 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.263 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.256 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.251 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.258 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.251 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.242 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.242 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.242 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.235 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.225 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.22 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.222 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.261 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.229 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru is 0.2%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.

Peru ranks 17th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.3% +11.8%
1999 0.3% +9.2%
2000 0.3% -1.9%
2001 0.3% -4.4%
2002 0.3% +5.8%
2005 0.3% +4.1%
2006 0.3% -4.1%
2007 0.3% -7.5%
2009 0.3% -2.4%
2010 0.3% -2.1%
2011 0.3% +2.8%
2012 0.3% -2.7%
2013 0.2% -3.4%
2014 0.2% -0.2%
2015 0.2% +0.0%
2016 0.2% -2.9%
2017 0.2% -4.2%
2018 0.2% -2.5%
2019 0.2% +1.3%
2020 0.3% +17.6%
2021 0.2% -12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
How does Peru rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Peru ranks 17th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 Unpaid 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
Unpaid 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
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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