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

Peru: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
72nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2021
All-time low
0.4%
in 2006
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.468 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1998: 0.435 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1999: 0.449 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2000: 0.443 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2001: 0.462 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.43 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.464 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.417 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.445 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.458 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2010: 0.466 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.457 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.487 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.475 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.523 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.512 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.512 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2017: 0.511 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2018: 0.494 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2019: 0.5 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2020: 0.51 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2021: 0.525 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru is 0.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.

Peru ranks 72nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.4% -7.1%
1999 0.4% +3.2%
2000 0.4% -1.2%
2001 0.5% +4.1%
2002 0.4% -6.7%
2005 0.5% +7.8%
2006 0.4% -10.1%
2007 0.4% +6.7%
2009 0.5% +3.0%
2010 0.5% +1.8%
2011 0.5% -2.0%
2012 0.5% +6.6%
2013 0.5% -2.6%
2014 0.5% +10.2%
2015 0.5% -2.1%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2017 0.5% -0.3%
2018 0.5% -3.3%
2019 0.5% +1.2%
2020 0.5% +2.0%
2021 0.5% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 7
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

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  3. 71 Brazil 0.5% compare
  4. 73 Uganda 0.5% compare
  5. 74 Panama 0.5% compare
  6. 75 Colombia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
How does Peru rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Peru ranks 72nd out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,147 data points, 1970–2021
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