Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Peru

Peru: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
25th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2013
All-time low
0.9%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.811997200920211997: 0.878 % of youth labor force with high education1998: 0.893 % of youth labor force with high education1999: 0.9 % of youth labor force with high education2000: 0.924 % of youth labor force with high education2001: 0.916 % of youth labor force with high education2002: 0.896 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.895 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.909 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.902 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.917 % of youth labor force with high education2010: 0.92 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.918 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.923 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.929 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.918 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.929 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.909 % of youth labor force with high education2017: 0.909 % of youth labor force with high education2018: 0.911 % of youth labor force with high education2019: 0.918 % of youth labor force with high education2020: 0.874 % of youth labor force with high education2021: 0.893 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.9% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in 2021.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Peru peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.

Peru ranks 25th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1997 0.9%
1998 0.9% +1.7%
1999 0.9% +0.8%
2000 0.9% +2.7%
2001 0.9% -0.9%
2002 0.9% -2.2%
2005 0.9% -0.1%
2006 0.9% +1.5%
2007 0.9% -0.7%
2009 0.9% +1.6%
2010 0.9% +0.2%
2011 0.9% -0.2%
2012 0.9% +0.5%
2013 0.9% +0.7%
2014 0.9% -1.2%
2015 0.9% +1.2%
2016 0.9% -2.1%
2017 0.9% -0.0%
2018 0.9% +0.2%
2019 0.9% +0.8%
2020 0.9% -4.8%
2021 0.9% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% compare
  2. 23 Belarus 0.9% compare
  3. 24 Guinea 0.9% compare
  4. 26 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  5. 27 Uganda 0.9% compare
  6. 28 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Peru?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Peru was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
How does Peru rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Peru ranks 25th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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