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

Latest (2022)
19.9%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
23rd
of 123 countries
All-time high
22.1%
in 2020
All-time low
9.5%
in 2002
Years of data
26
1997–2022

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Peru, 1997–2022

051015201997200920221997: 10.5 % of male youth population1998: 10.8 % of male youth population1999: 14.8 % of male youth population2000: 17.2 % of male youth population2001: 15.1 % of male youth population2002: 9.5 % of male youth population2003: 16.7 % of male youth population2004: 15.4 % of male youth population2005: 19.3 % of male youth population2006: 13.5 % of male youth population2007: 12.3 % of male youth population2008: 12.1 % of male youth population2009: 12.1 % of male youth population2010: 12 % of male youth population2011: 12.2 % of male youth population2012: 11.7 % of male youth population2013: 13.2 % of male youth population2014: 13.2 % of male youth population2015: 15.7 % of male youth population2016: 16.1 % of male youth population2017: 14.3 % of male youth population2018: 14.5 % of male youth population2019: 13.6 % of male youth population2020: 22.1 % of male youth population2021: 19.5 % of male youth population2022: 19.9 % of male youth population

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

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) in Peru, 1997 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 20 Ghana 21.5% compare
  2. 21 North Macedonia 21.0% compare
  3. 22 Dominican Republic 19.9% compare
  4. 24 Albania 19.6% compare
  5. 25 Grenada 19.6% compare
  6. 26 Jamaica 19.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)
Unit
% of male youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).