Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Peru

Peru: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
70th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2017
All-time low
0.6%
in 1999
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.81997200920211997: 0.61 % of male employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.571 % of male employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.571 % of male employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.58 % of male employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.585 % of male employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.584 % of male employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.59 % of male employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.623 % of male employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.661 % of male employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.689 % of male employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.71 % of male employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.704 % of male employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.713 % of male employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.719 % of male employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.709 % of male employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.701 % of male employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.718 % of male employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.724 % of male employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.72 % of male employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.719 % of male employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.597 % of male employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.665 % of male employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Peru is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Peru peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.

That places Peru 70th out of 92 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of male employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1997 0.6%
1998 0.6% -6.4%
1999 0.6% -0.0%
2000 0.6% +1.5%
2001 0.6% +0.9%
2002 0.6% -0.1%
2005 0.6% +1.0%
2006 0.6% +5.6%
2007 0.7% +6.1%
2009 0.7% +4.2%
2010 0.7% +3.0%
2011 0.7% -0.9%
2012 0.7% +1.3%
2013 0.7% +0.9%
2014 0.7% -1.4%
2015 0.7% -1.1%
2016 0.7% +2.3%
2017 0.7% +0.9%
2018 0.7% -0.5%
2019 0.7% -0.1%
2020 0.6% -16.9%
2021 0.7% +11.3%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 82% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 85% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 7
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 67 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  2. 68 Panama 0.7% compare
  3. 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7% compare
  4. 71 India 0.7% compare
  5. 72 Thailand 0.6% compare
  6. 73 El Salvador 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Peru?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Peru was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
How does Peru rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male?
Peru ranks 70th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of male employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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