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

Peru: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
55th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.050.10.150.21997200920211997: 0.156 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1998: 0.131 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1999: 0.144 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2000: 0.17 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2001: 0.169 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2002: 0.123 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.139 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.153 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.161 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.155 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2010: 0.155 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.147 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.146 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.146 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.15 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.159 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.16 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2017: 0.161 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2018: 0.169 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2019: 0.167 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2020: 0.155 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2021: 0.175 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Peru stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Peru peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.

That places Peru 55th out of 83 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, primary education and in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.1% -16.0%
1999 0.1% +9.9%
2000 0.2% +18.3%
2001 0.2% -0.3%
2002 0.1% -27.5%
2005 0.1% +13.4%
2006 0.2% +10.1%
2007 0.2% +4.7%
2009 0.2% -3.5%
2010 0.2% -0.1%
2011 0.1% -5.1%
2012 0.1% -0.7%
2013 0.1% +0.3%
2014 0.2% +2.7%
2015 0.2% +6.0%
2016 0.2% +0.3%
2017 0.2% +0.6%
2018 0.2% +5.4%
2019 0.2% -1.6%
2020 0.2% -6.7%
2021 0.2% +12.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Peru?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Peru was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
How does Peru rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Peru ranks 55th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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, primary education and below (% of workers with low 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, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,125 data points, 1970–2021
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