Productivity vs. educational attainment in Peru
Peru: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 11.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Peru, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Peru recorded 11.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Peru peaked at 12.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1950.
Peru ranks 95th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 92 Morocco 13.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 93 Guatemala 13.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 12.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 96 Uzbekistan 11.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 97 Philippines 11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 98 Vietnam 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Peru
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 199,824 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.97 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Peru?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Peru was 11.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 12.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2019.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1950.
- How does Peru rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Peru ranks 95th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.