Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Peru
Peru: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 21.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Peru, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Peru recorded 21.2% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Peru peaked at 22.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2012.
That places Peru 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.3% | — |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +62.0% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | -0.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 21.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 21.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +62.0% | 13.6% | 22.0% |
| 2006 | -30.2% | 19.3% | 13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 19.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.7% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.5% | 22.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 46 Central African Republic 21.5% compare
- 47 Puerto Rico 21.4% compare
- 48 Equatorial Guinea 21.3% compare
- 50 Iraq 21.1% compare
- 51 Oman 20.8% compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 20.8% 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 share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Peru?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Peru was 21.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2012.
- How does Peru rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).