NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Peru

Peru: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 23.89 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
23.89
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
63rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
25.68
in 2020
All-time low
15.19
in 2010
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Peru, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 242006: 18.72007: 172008: 16.62009: 16.12010: 15.22011: 15.82012: 15.22013: 16.32014: 16.62015: 18.62016: 19.22017: 17.42018: 17.72019: 16.92020: 25.72021: 22.72022: 22.82023: 24.12024: 242025: 242026: 23.92027: 23.9

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Peru stood at 23.89.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Peru peaked at 25.68 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.19, in 2010.

That places Peru 63rd out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Peru, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Peru, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 23.99
2006 18.74 -21.9%
2007 16.99 -9.4%
2008 16.64 -2.0%
2009 16.08 -3.4%
2010 15.19 -5.6%
2011 15.83 +4.2%
2012 15.24 -3.7%
2013 16.33 +7.1%
2014 16.65 +2.0%
2015 18.59 +11.6%
2016 19.2 +3.3%
2017 17.35 -9.6%
2018 17.75 +2.3%
2019 16.87 -4.9%
2020 25.68 +52.2%
2021 22.7 -11.6%
2022 22.78 +0.4%
2023 24.06 +5.6%
2024 24.02 -0.2%
2025 23.97 -0.2%
2026 23.93 -0.2%
2027 23.89 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.49 16.08 23.99 5
2010s 16.9 15.19 19.2 10
2020s 23.88 22.7 25.68 8

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 60 New Caledonia 24.2 compare
  2. 61 Georgia 24.13 compare
  3. 62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 23.99 compare
  4. 64 Lebanon 23.83 compare
  5. 65 Western Sahara 23.73 compare
  6. 66 Albania 23.55 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Peru?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Peru was 23.89 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 25.68 in 2020.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 15.19 in 2010.
How does Peru rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Peru ranks 63rd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.