Labor force with basic education, male in Peru
Peru: Labor force with basic education, male was 71.9% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force with basic education, male in Peru, 1997β2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with basic education, male in Peru is 71.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in Peru peaked at 91.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 2025.
Peru ranks 32nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.3% | 77.9% | 82.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 80.0% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 81.9% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 71.9% | 78.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 29 Tunisia 72.5% compare
- 30 El Salvador 72.2% compare
- 31 Palestine, State of 71.9% compare
- 33 Philippines 71.7% compare
- 34 Ecuador 71.6% compare
- 35 Sri Lanka 71.2% compare
More work & labour data for Peru
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4349 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4225 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6786 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 35,667 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 5,953 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 19,027 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 19,136 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 38,163 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, male in Peru?
- Labor force with basic education, male in Peru was 71.9% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).