Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) in Peru
Peru: Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) was 4.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with advanced education, male in Peru stood at 4.2%.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Peru peaked at 9.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1999.
Peru ranks 61st of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -35.0% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +122.3% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -24.8% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -36.3% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -23.4% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +39.9% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +198.5% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -34.7% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -12.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 4.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Peru's 4.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) 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 | +198.5% | 3.0% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 unemployment with advanced education, male in Peru?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Peru was 4.2% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1999.
- How does Peru rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Peru ranks 61st out of 127 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).