Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Peru

Peru: Working-age population with post-secondary education, total was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
35th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Peru, 1997–2021

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.144 % of total population in working age1998: 0.209 % of total population in working age1999: 0.203 % of total population in working age2000: 0.201 % of total population in working age2001: 0.208 % of total population in working age2002: 0.223 % of total population in working age2005: 0.238 % of total population in working age2006: 0.254 % of total population in working age2007: 0.276 % of total population in working age2009: 0.293 % of total population in working age2010: 0.293 % of total population in working age2011: 0.299 % of total population in working age2012: 0.312 % of total population in working age2013: 0.309 % of total population in working age2014: 0.304 % of total population in working age2015: 0.301 % of total population in working age2016: 0.316 % of total population in working age2017: 0.316 % of total population in working age2018: 0.325 % of total population in working age2019: 0.334 % of total population in working age2020: 0.312 % of total population in working age2021: 0.303 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Peru stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1997.

Peru ranks 35th of 113 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.

Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.2% +45.3%
1999 0.2% -2.8%
2000 0.2% -1.2%
2001 0.2% +3.5%
2002 0.2% +7.5%
2005 0.2% +6.4%
2006 0.3% +6.8%
2007 0.3% +8.8%
2009 0.3% +6.0%
2010 0.3% +0.0%
2011 0.3% +2.0%
2012 0.3% +4.4%
2013 0.3% -0.9%
2014 0.3% -1.7%
2015 0.3% -0.8%
2016 0.3% +4.8%
2017 0.3% +0.1%
2018 0.3% +2.8%
2019 0.3% +2.6%
2020 0.3% -6.6%
2021 0.3% -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Peru?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Peru was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1997.
How does Peru rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, total?
Peru ranks 35th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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