Unemployment with basic education, male in Peru
Peru: Unemployment with basic education, male was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, male in Peru is 2.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Peru peaked at 4.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2012.
That places Peru 98th out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.2% | — |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -34.8% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +31.4% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +83.8% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -38.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.9% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4225 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Peru?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Peru was 2.8% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2012.
- How does Peru rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Peru ranks 98th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).