Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Peru

Peru: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 18.3%
World rank
74th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2017
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.658 % of female youth in employment1998: 0.591 % of female youth in employment1999: 0.607 % of female youth in employment2000: 0.559 % of female youth in employment2001: 0.565 % of female youth in employment2002: 0.566 % of female youth in employment2005: 0.542 % of female youth in employment2006: 0.573 % of female youth in employment2007: 0.623 % of female youth in employment2009: 0.644 % of female youth in employment2010: 0.632 % of female youth in employment2011: 0.636 % of female youth in employment2012: 0.646 % of female youth in employment2013: 0.646 % of female youth in employment2014: 0.635 % of female youth in employment2015: 0.641 % of female youth in employment2016: 0.632 % of female youth in employment2017: 0.666 % of female youth in employment2018: 0.657 % of female youth in employment2019: 0.654 % of female youth in employment2020: 0.481 % of female youth in employment2021: 0.569 % of female youth in employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth in employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Peru is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Peru peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.

Peru ranks 74th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of female youth in employment Change
1997 0.7%
1998 0.6% -10.1%
1999 0.6% +2.7%
2000 0.6% -7.9%
2001 0.6% +1.0%
2002 0.6% +0.2%
2005 0.5% -4.2%
2006 0.6% +5.7%
2007 0.6% +8.8%
2009 0.6% +3.3%
2010 0.6% -1.9%
2011 0.6% +0.7%
2012 0.6% +1.5%
2013 0.6% +0.0%
2014 0.6% -1.6%
2015 0.6% +0.9%
2016 0.6% -1.3%
2017 0.7% +5.3%
2018 0.7% -1.4%
2019 0.7% -0.3%
2020 0.5% -26.5%
2021 0.6% +18.3%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 63% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 62% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -26.5% 0.7% 0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 71 Cambodia 0.6% compare
  2. 72 Georgia 0.6% compare
  3. 73 Romania 0.6% compare
  4. 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  5. 76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% compare
  6. 77 Ecuador 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Peru?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Peru was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
How does Peru rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female?
Peru ranks 74th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment)
Unit
% of female youth in employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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