Working-age population with primary education, rural in Peru

Peru: Working-age population with primary education, rural was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
32nd
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1997
All-time low
0.4%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Working-age population with primary education, rural in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.52 % of rural population in working age1998: 0.516 % of rural population in working age1999: 0.519 % of rural population in working age2000: 0.512 % of rural population in working age2001: 0.506 % of rural population in working age2002: 0.494 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.475 % of rural population in working age2006: 0.474 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.466 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.44 % of rural population in working age2010: 0.433 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.43 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.435 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.426 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.44 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.434 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.437 % of rural population in working age2017: 0.433 % of rural population in working age2018: 0.433 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.426 % of rural population in working age2020: 0.4 % of rural population in working age2021: 0.408 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with primary education, rural in Peru stood at 0.4%.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, rural in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.

Peru ranks 32nd of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with primary education, rural in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.5% -0.8%
1999 0.5% +0.6%
2000 0.5% -1.3%
2001 0.5% -1.2%
2002 0.5% -2.5%
2005 0.5% -3.7%
2006 0.5% -0.3%
2007 0.5% -1.6%
2009 0.4% -5.6%
2010 0.4% -1.6%
2011 0.4% -0.7%
2012 0.4% +1.1%
2013 0.4% -2.2%
2014 0.4% +3.3%
2015 0.4% -1.2%
2016 0.4% +0.6%
2017 0.4% -1.0%
2018 0.4% +0.0%
2019 0.4% -1.5%
2020 0.4% -6.1%
2021 0.4% +2.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Peru

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  2. 30 Philippines 0.4% compare
  3. 31 Bolivia 0.4% compare
  4. 33 Portugal 0.4% compare
  5. 34 Paraguay 0.4% compare
  6. 35 Turkey 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, rural in Peru?
Working-age population with primary education, rural in Peru was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
How does Peru rank for working-age population with primary education, rural?
Peru ranks 32nd out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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