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

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

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 25.5%
World rank
43rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 1999
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.217 % of female youth population1998: 0.181 % of female youth population1999: 0.176 % of female youth population2000: 0.185 % of female youth population2001: 0.198 % of female youth population2002: 0.183 % of female youth population2005: 0.254 % of female youth population2006: 0.233 % of female youth population2007: 0.213 % of female youth population2009: 0.206 % of female youth population2010: 0.186 % of female youth population2011: 0.198 % of female youth population2012: 0.185 % of female youth population2013: 0.196 % of female youth population2014: 0.202 % of female youth population2015: 0.226 % of female youth population2016: 0.214 % of female youth population2017: 0.212 % of female youth population2018: 0.21 % of female youth population2019: 0.206 % of female youth population2020: 0.282 % of female youth population2021: 0.21 % of female youth population

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1999.

That places Peru 43rd out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of female youth population Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.2% -16.6%
1999 0.2% -3.1%
2000 0.2% +5.4%
2001 0.2% +6.6%
2002 0.2% -7.3%
2005 0.3% +38.9%
2006 0.2% -8.4%
2007 0.2% -8.6%
2009 0.2% -3.3%
2010 0.2% -9.5%
2011 0.2% +6.3%
2012 0.2% -6.7%
2013 0.2% +6.3%
2014 0.2% +2.9%
2015 0.2% +11.9%
2016 0.2% -5.3%
2017 0.2% -1.1%
2018 0.2% -1.1%
2019 0.2% -1.6%
2020 0.3% +36.6%
2021 0.2% -25.5%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 40 Ethiopia 0.2% compare
  2. 41 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% compare
  3. 42 Armenia 0.2% compare
  4. 44 Philippines 0.2% compare
  5. 45 Dominican Republic 0.2% compare
  6. 46 Paraguay 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Peru?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female 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, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
How does Peru rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female?
Peru ranks 43rd out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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