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

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

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
88th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2010
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.050.10.150.20.251997200920211997: 0.235 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.199 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.221 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.209 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.234 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.21 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.214 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.226 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.233 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.231 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.24 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.231 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.231 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.232 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.236 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.24 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.236 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.236 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.237 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.235 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.212 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.238 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.2% for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2021.

That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru peaked at 0.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

That places Peru 88th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage 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 0.2% -15.3%
1999 0.2% +10.9%
2000 0.2% -5.4%
2001 0.2% +12.1%
2002 0.2% -10.4%
2005 0.2% +2.4%
2006 0.2% +5.5%
2007 0.2% +3.1%
2009 0.2% -0.7%
2010 0.2% +3.8%
2011 0.2% -3.6%
2012 0.2% -0.3%
2013 0.2% +0.5%
2014 0.2% +1.6%
2015 0.2% +1.9%
2016 0.2% -1.6%
2017 0.2% -0.3%
2018 0.2% +0.4%
2019 0.2% -0.7%
2020 0.2% -9.7%
2021 0.2% +12.2%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Peru rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Peru ranks 88th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 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
Wage 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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