Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru

Peru: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
54th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru, 1997–2021

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.274 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector1998: 0.193 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector1999: 0.224 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2000: 0.223 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2001: 0.246 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2002: 0.232 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.251 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.251 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.225 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.229 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2010: 0.225 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.229 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.242 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.235 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.25 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.269 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.26 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2017: 0.256 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2018: 0.262 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2019: 0.271 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2020: 0.248 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2021: 0.283 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

Peru ranks 54th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.2% -29.3%
1999 0.2% +16.0%
2000 0.2% -0.4%
2001 0.2% +10.2%
2002 0.2% -5.9%
2005 0.3% +8.3%
2006 0.3% +0.1%
2007 0.2% -10.2%
2009 0.2% +1.6%
2010 0.2% -1.7%
2011 0.2% +1.8%
2012 0.2% +5.5%
2013 0.2% -2.8%
2014 0.3% +6.3%
2015 0.3% +7.3%
2016 0.3% -3.4%
2017 0.3% -1.3%
2018 0.3% +2.5%
2019 0.3% +3.2%
2020 0.2% -8.2%
2021 0.3% +13.8%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Peru rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Peru ranks 54th out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,194 data points, 1970–2021
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