Unemployment with basic education in Peru
Peru: Unemployment with basic education was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with basic education in Peru stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Peru peaked at 5.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2018.
That places Peru 99th out of 128 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Peru
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 58.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 55.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Peru?
- Unemployment with basic education in Peru was 3.0% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Peru ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 (% of total 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).