Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Peru
Peru: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 19.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Peru, 1997–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
In 2022, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Peru stood at 19.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Peru peaked at 22.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2002.
Peru ranks 23rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.5% | — |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | +36.9% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -37.0% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +75.5% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +61.8% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +1.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 19.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Peru's 19.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.1%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.5% | 14.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 9.5% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.7% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.5% | 22.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More work & labour data for Peru
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,953 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,027 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,163 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Peru?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Peru was 19.9% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2002.
- How does Peru rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).