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

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

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 26.4%
World rank
20th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.148 % of urban youth population1998: 0.127 % of urban youth population1999: 0.147 % of urban youth population2000: 0.167 % of urban youth population2001: 0.151 % of urban youth population2002: 0.146 % of urban youth population2005: 0.239 % of urban youth population2006: 0.208 % of urban youth population2007: 0.188 % of urban youth population2009: 0.183 % of urban youth population2010: 0.172 % of urban youth population2011: 0.177 % of urban youth population2012: 0.171 % of urban youth population2013: 0.186 % of urban youth population2014: 0.187 % of urban youth population2015: 0.213 % of urban youth population2016: 0.196 % of urban youth population2017: 0.193 % of urban youth population2018: 0.192 % of urban youth population2019: 0.189 % of urban youth population2020: 0.279 % of urban youth population2021: 0.205 % of urban youth population

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of down 26.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.

Peru ranks 20th of 97 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, urban in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of urban youth population Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.1% -14.1%
1999 0.1% +15.2%
2000 0.2% +13.6%
2001 0.2% -9.6%
2002 0.1% -3.3%
2005 0.2% +64.0%
2006 0.2% -13.0%
2007 0.2% -9.5%
2009 0.2% -2.9%
2010 0.2% -6.0%
2011 0.2% +3.1%
2012 0.2% -3.6%
2013 0.2% +8.9%
2014 0.2% +0.7%
2015 0.2% +14.1%
2016 0.2% -8.3%
2017 0.2% -1.3%
2018 0.2% -0.8%
2019 0.2% -1.6%
2020 0.3% +47.9%
2021 0.2% -26.4%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)

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% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 17 Malawi 0.2% compare
  2. 18 Jamaica 0.2% compare
  3. 19 Italy 0.2% compare
  4. 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare
  5. 22 Nigeria 0.2% compare
  6. 23 Egypt 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Peru?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban 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, urban 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, urban 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, urban?
Peru ranks 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, urban (% of urban youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population)
Unit
% of urban youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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