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

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

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 26.2%
World rank
20th
of 108 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, male in Peru, 1997–2021

0.050.10.150.21997200920211997: 0.083 % of male youth population1998: 0.072 % of male youth population1999: 0.101 % of male youth population2000: 0.121 % of male youth population2001: 0.081 % of male youth population2002: 0.081 % of male youth population2005: 0.156 % of male youth population2006: 0.133 % of male youth population2007: 0.115 % of male youth population2009: 0.119 % of male youth population2010: 0.118 % of male youth population2011: 0.117 % of male youth population2012: 0.119 % of male youth population2013: 0.134 % of male youth population2014: 0.13 % of male youth population2015: 0.156 % of male youth population2016: 0.142 % of male youth population2017: 0.141 % of male youth population2018: 0.143 % of male youth population2019: 0.143 % of male youth population2020: 0.21 % of male youth population2021: 0.155 % of male youth population

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

Analysis

In 2021, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Peru stood at 0.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

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

Peru ranks 20th of 108 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, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth population) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of male youth population Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.1% -13.2%
1999 0.1% +39.8%
2000 0.1% +20.1%
2001 0.1% -32.8%
2002 0.1% -0.8%
2005 0.2% +93.6%
2006 0.1% -14.7%
2007 0.1% -13.5%
2009 0.1% +2.9%
2010 0.1% -0.2%
2011 0.1% -1.5%
2012 0.1% +2.3%
2013 0.1% +12.6%
2014 0.1% -3.1%
2015 0.2% +20.2%
2016 0.1% -9.3%
2017 0.1% -0.5%
2018 0.1% +0.9%
2019 0.1% +0.5%
2020 0.2% +47.0%
2021 0.2% -26.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 17 Jamaica 0.2% compare
  2. 18 Namibia 0.2% compare
  3. 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% compare
  4. 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% compare
  5. 22 Finland 0.1% compare
  6. 23 Korea 0.1% 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, male in Peru?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male 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, male 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, male 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, male?
Peru ranks 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth population)
Unit
% of male 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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