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 23.12 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.12
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
33rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
26.19
in 2020
All-time low
14.95
in 2010
Years of data
26
1997–2022

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Peru, 1997–2022

01020301997200920221997: 16.61998: 17.41999: 19.22000: 20.32001: 20.92002: 15.62003: 21.42004: 19.72005: 23.52006: 18.72007: 16.72008: 16.52009: 15.72010: 14.92011: 15.52012: 152013: 15.92014: 16.52015: 182016: 19.22017: 17.42018: 17.12019: 16.92020: 26.22021: 23.32022: 23.1

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Peru is 23.12, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Peru peaked at 26.19 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.95, in 2010.

That places Peru 33rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) in Peru, 1997 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1997 16.6
1998 17.45 +5.1%
1999 19.2 +10.1%
2000 20.35 +6.0%
2001 20.89 +2.7%
2002 15.58 -25.4%
2003 21.37 +37.2%
2004 19.72 -7.7%
2005 23.48 +19.0%
2006 18.66 -20.5%
2007 16.73 -10.4%
2008 16.54 -1.1%
2009 15.74 -4.8%
2010 14.95 -5.1%
2011 15.53 +3.9%
2012 15.02 -3.3%
2013 15.94 +6.2%
2014 16.48 +3.3%
2015 18.01 +9.3%
2016 19.17 +6.4%
2017 17.43 -9.1%
2018 17.14 -1.7%
2019 16.93 -1.2%
2020 26.19 +54.8%
2021 23.25 -11.2%
2022 23.12 -0.6%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 23.12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.57, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 23.12 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.82, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.75 16.6 19.2 3
2000s 18.91 15.58 23.48 10
2010s 16.66 14.95 19.17 10
2020s 24.19 23.12 26.19 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 30 Ghana 24.18 compare
  2. 31 North Macedonia 23.74 compare
  3. 32 Indonesia 23.62 compare
  4. 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 22.98 compare
  5. 35 Albania 22.39 compare
  6. 36 Dominican Republic 22.29 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 23.12 in 2022, 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 26.19 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 14.95 in 2010.
How does Peru rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Peru ranks 33rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
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 54.0%. 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
113 places, 2,222 data points, 1976–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.