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Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education by country

Countries reporting
92
Highest
55.11
France
Lowest
33.18
Cambodia
Median
44.16
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,219

What the numbers show

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 55.11 in France; the lowest is 33.18 in Cambodia.

The median across all reporting countries is 44.16, and the mean is 43.95.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 29.2%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 21.6%).

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 France 55.11 2016 up 24.0% rising
2 Finland 49.67 2016 up 8.1% rising
3 Sweden 48.9 2016 up 6.9% rising
4 Hungary 48.52 2016 up 11.5% rising
5 Lithuania 48.36 2016 up 15.6% rising
6 Netherlands 48.29 2016 up 7.1% rising
7 Denmark 48.25 2016 up 5.3% rising
8 Iceland 48.18 2015 up 2.7% flat
9 Cyprus 48.11 2016 up 9.8% rising
10 Kosovo 47.91 2017 down 6.1% rising
11 Korea 47.59 2017 up 6.6% rising
12 Ireland 47.56 2016 up 8.5% rising
13 Mauritius 47.5 2017 up 11.9% rising
14 Croatia 47.43 2016 up 2.4% flat
15 Luxembourg 47.42 2016 up 0.9% flat
16 Slovak Republic 47.2 2016 up 10.9% rising
17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.16 2019 up 7.7% rising
18 Germany 47.14 2011 up 3.4% flat
19 Kazakhstan 47.12 2018 up 13.1% rising
20 Bulgaria 47.04 2016 up 8.7% rising
21 Czechia 47.03 2016 up 4.2% rising
22 Greece 46.93 2016 up 15.1% rising
23 Italy 46.83 2016 up 10.1% rising
24 Slovenia 46.81 2016 up 5.3% rising
25 Spain 46.78 2016 up 8.9% rising
26 Latvia 46.62 2016 up 10.5% rising
27 United Kingdom 46.49 2016 up 2.6% flat
28 Norway 46.36 2013 up 0.2% flat
29 Uruguay 46.36 2021 up 2.8% flat
30 Malta 45.94 2016 up 6.4% rising
31 Estonia 45.78 2016 up 7.2% rising
32 Sri Lanka 45.46 2019 up 6.1% rising
33 Chile 45.44 2017 up 3.5% rising
34 Portugal 45.4 2016 up 10.8% rising
35 Panama 45.39 2021 up 6.2% rising
36 Philippines 45.39 2019 up 4.8% rising
37 North Macedonia 45.34 2020 up 4.0% rising
38 Niger 45.24 2018 up 9.6% rising
39 Serbia 45.14 2018 up 2.1% rising
40 Ukraine 45.04 2014 up 14.4% flat
41 Kyrgyzstan 44.73 2020 up 14.4% rising
42 Dominican Republic 44.73 2013 up 9.1% rising
43 Thailand 44.71 2021 up 7.7% rising
44 Albania 44.6 2019 up 8.8% flat
45 Poland 44.25 2019 up 1.0% flat
46 Ecuador 44.19 2021 up 1.6% rising
47 Mexico 44.12 2020 up 2.4% flat
48 Argentina 44.11 2021 down 2.7% flat
49 Jordan 43.94 2016 up 4.1% flat
50 Moldova 43.81 2021 down 1.7% rising
51 Armenia 43.65 2020 up 1.6% flat
52 Costa Rica 43.61 2021 up 0.3% rising
53 Palestine 43.55 2017 up 10.4% rising
54 Tunisia 43.29 2015 up 6.5% rising
55 Peru 43.25 2021 up 0.8% rising
56 South Africa 43.12 2020 down 1.3% flat
57 Georgia 42.94 2020 down 3.2% falling
58 Colombia 42.81 2021 up 2.8% flat
59 Brazil 42.55 2021 up 2.6% rising
60 India 42.55 2019 up 2.4% rising
61 Romania 42.55 2018 down 3.1% rising
62 Mongolia 42.47 2021 up 0.2% rising
63 El Salvador 42.28 2019 down 0.1% rising
64 Russia 42.1 2016 up 3.6% rising
65 Morocco 42.05 2013 up 3.0% rising
66 Namibia 42.03 2015 — flat
67 Venezuela 42.01 2006 up 8.5% rising
68 Rwanda 41.96 2021 — rising
69 Madagascar 41.82 2012 up 7.1% rising
70 Bangladesh 41.59 2016 up 7.1% flat
71 Indonesia 41.38 2019 up 3.8% rising
72 Guatemala 41.12 2019 up 1.6% rising
73 Türkiye 41.02 2019 up 9.7% rising
74 Belize 41 1999 up 5.2% flat
75 Belarus 40.93 2010 up 1.5% flat
76 Trinidad and Tobago 40.9 2011 up 6.3% flat
77 Ghana 40.89 2016 up 1.8% rising
78 Nicaragua 40.51 2014 down 1.9% flat
79 Paraguay 40.44 2021 down 2.1% flat
80 Bolivia 40.31 2021 up 3.8% rising
81 Egypt 40.27 2019 up 3.4% rising
82 Jamaica 39.91 2002 down 19.4% falling
83 Pakistan 39.79 2020 down 6.2% rising
84 Gambia 38.93 2020 up 18.7% rising
85 Zambia 38.9 2015 up 29.2% rising
86 Honduras 38.86 2019 down 1.7% flat
87 Ethiopia 38.26 2021 up 9.1% rising
88 Nepal 37.66 2014 down 2.2% flat
89 Uganda 37.35 2016 down 11.2% rising
90 Tanzania 37.09 2020 down 0.6% flat
91 Djibouti 35.06 2017 up 1.6% falling
92 Cambodia 33.18 2012 down 21.6% falling

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Indicator
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,219 data points, 1970–2021
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