Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Peru
Peru: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Peru recorded 4.2% for unemployment with intermediate education, male in 2025.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Peru peaked at 9.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2012.
Peru ranks 79th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.6% | — |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +141.4% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -37.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -34.3% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 9.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, male in Peru?
- Unemployment with intermediate 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 intermediate education, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2012.
- How does Peru rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Peru ranks 79th out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).