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
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Peru, 2005–2027
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 60 New Caledonia 24.2 compare
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- 62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 23.99 compare
- 64 Lebanon 23.83 compare
- 65 Western Sahara 23.73 compare
- 66 Albania 23.55 compare
More work & labour data for Peru
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4349 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4225 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6786 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 35,667 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,953 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,027 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,136 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,163 1000 No (2100)
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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About this data
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.