Working-age population with primary education, total in Peru

Peru: Working-age population with primary education, total was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
56th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1997
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.31 % of total population in working age1998: 0.284 % of total population in working age1999: 0.274 % of total population in working age2000: 0.286 % of total population in working age2001: 0.275 % of total population in working age2002: 0.265 % of total population in working age2005: 0.246 % of total population in working age2006: 0.238 % of total population in working age2007: 0.232 % of total population in working age2009: 0.215 % of total population in working age2010: 0.208 % of total population in working age2011: 0.208 % of total population in working age2012: 0.204 % of total population in working age2013: 0.201 % of total population in working age2014: 0.205 % of total population in working age2015: 0.201 % of total population in working age2016: 0.199 % of total population in working age2017: 0.195 % of total population in working age2018: 0.192 % of total population in working age2019: 0.185 % of total population in working age2020: 0.185 % of total population in working age2021: 0.187 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, total in Peru is 0.2%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, total in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

That places Peru 56th out of 112 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, total in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.3% -8.3%
1999 0.3% -3.5%
2000 0.3% +4.3%
2001 0.3% -3.8%
2002 0.3% -3.7%
2005 0.2% -7.3%
2006 0.2% -3.2%
2007 0.2% -2.3%
2009 0.2% -7.4%
2010 0.2% -3.2%
2011 0.2% -0.2%
2012 0.2% -1.8%
2013 0.2% -1.2%
2014 0.2% +1.9%
2015 0.2% -2.0%
2016 0.2% -0.9%
2017 0.2% -2.3%
2018 0.2% -1.3%
2019 0.2% -3.5%
2020 0.2% -0.4%
2021 0.2% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 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 working-age population with primary education, total in Peru?
Working-age population with primary education, total in Peru was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Peru rank for working-age population with primary education, total?
Peru ranks 56th out of 112 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary 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
112 places, 1,624 data points, 1970–2021
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