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

Peru: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 26.2%
World rank
69th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1997
All-time low
0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.050.10.151997200920211997: 0.161 % of rural youth population1998: 0.129 % of rural youth population1999: 0.12 % of rural youth population2000: 0.126 % of rural youth population2001: 0.111 % of rural youth population2002: 0.096 % of rural youth population2005: 0.112 % of rural youth population2006: 0.11 % of rural youth population2007: 0.097 % of rural youth population2009: 0.097 % of rural youth population2010: 0.094 % of rural youth population2011: 0.093 % of rural youth population2012: 0.092 % of rural youth population2013: 0.097 % of rural youth population2014: 0.094 % of rural youth population2015: 0.112 % of rural youth population2016: 0.109 % of rural youth population2017: 0.108 % of rural youth population2018: 0.114 % of rural youth population2019: 0.116 % of rural youth population2020: 0.106 % of rural youth population2021: 0.079 % of rural youth population

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.1% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Peru peaked at 0.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.

Peru ranks 69th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of rural youth population Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.1% -20.3%
1999 0.1% -6.9%
2000 0.1% +5.4%
2001 0.1% -12.3%
2002 0.1% -13.3%
2005 0.1% +16.7%
2006 0.1% -2.1%
2007 0.1% -11.6%
2009 0.1% +0.2%
2010 0.1% -3.6%
2011 0.1% -0.5%
2012 0.1% -0.7%
2013 0.1% +4.4%
2014 0.1% -2.6%
2015 0.1% +19.4%
2016 0.1% -2.6%
2017 0.1% -1.5%
2018 0.1% +5.8%
2019 0.1% +1.9%
2020 0.1% -8.4%
2021 0.1% -26.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 45% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 43% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Peru

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  2. 67 Serbia 0.1% compare
  3. 68 Nepal 0.1% compare
  4. 70 Latvia 0.1% compare
  5. 71 Uganda 0.1% compare
  6. 72 Mongolia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Peru?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Peru was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
How does Peru rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural?
Peru ranks 69th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, rural (% of rural youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population)
Unit
% of rural youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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