Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Peru

Peru: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 27.4%
World rank
25th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Peru, 1997–2021

00.050.10.150.20.251997200920211997: 0.139 % of youth population with high education1998: 0.112 % of youth population with high education1999: 0.132 % of youth population with high education2000: 0.141 % of youth population with high education2001: 0.128 % of youth population with high education2002: 0.125 % of youth population with high education2005: 0.206 % of youth population with high education2006: 0.183 % of youth population with high education2007: 0.164 % of youth population with high education2009: 0.159 % of youth population with high education2010: 0.152 % of youth population with high education2011: 0.155 % of youth population with high education2012: 0.151 % of youth population with high education2013: 0.162 % of youth population with high education2014: 0.163 % of youth population with high education2015: 0.188 % of youth population with high education2016: 0.174 % of youth population with high education2017: 0.171 % of youth population with high education2018: 0.172 % of youth population with high education2019: 0.17 % of youth population with high education2020: 0.242 % of youth population with high education2021: 0.176 % of youth population with high education

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.2% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in 2021.

The figure is down 27.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Peru peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.

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

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

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of youth population with high education Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.1% -19.3%
1999 0.1% +17.5%
2000 0.1% +6.7%
2001 0.1% -8.8%
2002 0.1% -2.8%
2005 0.2% +65.3%
2006 0.2% -11.2%
2007 0.2% -10.5%
2009 0.2% -2.9%
2010 0.2% -4.6%
2011 0.2% +2.1%
2012 0.2% -2.2%
2013 0.2% +7.1%
2014 0.2% +0.7%
2015 0.2% +14.9%
2016 0.2% -7.3%
2017 0.2% -1.7%
2018 0.2% +0.4%
2019 0.2% -0.7%
2020 0.2% +42.2%
2021 0.2% -27.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 22 India 0.2% compare
  2. 23 Uganda 0.2% compare
  3. 24 Türkiye 0.2% compare
  4. 26 Namibia 0.2% compare
  5. 27 Colombia 0.2% compare
  6. 28 Rwanda 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Peru?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Peru was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
How does Peru rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary?
Peru ranks 25th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education)
Unit
% of youth population 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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