Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Peru
Peru: Working-age population with primary education, primary education and was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
49th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.8%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Peru, 1997–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education in working age.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.9% for working-age population with primary education, primary education and in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Peru peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1997.
Peru ranks 49th of 108 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 primary education, primary education and in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of population with low education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8% | — |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 46 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
- 47 Brazil 0.9% compare
- 48 Montenegro 0.9% compare
- 50 Rwanda 0.9% compare
- 51 Tajikistan 0.9% compare
- 52 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Peru?
- Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Peru was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1997.
- How does Peru rank for working-age population with primary education, primary education and?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
- Is working-age population with primary education, primary education and rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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