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

Countries reporting
79
Highest
61.48
Malta
Lowest
20
Kosovo
Median
46.36
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,025

What the numbers show

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 61.48 in Malta; the lowest is 20 in Kosovo.

The median across all reporting countries is 46.36, and the mean is 45.88.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 87.7%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (down 57.4%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 61.48 2016 up 19.5% rising
2 France 61 2015 up 18.0% rising
3 Korea 58.6 2017 up 8.2% rising
4 Croatia 58 2016 down 1.7% flat
5 Albania 55.8 2019 up 41.7% rising
6 Ireland 55.12 2016 up 12.0% flat
7 Kyrgyzstan 54.69 2020 up 87.7% falling
8 Jamaica 53.56 2002 up 17.7% rising
9 Italy 53.53 2016 up 0.3% flat
10 Romania 52.26 2018 down 5.0% falling
11 Netherlands 52.15 2016 up 1.2% flat
12 Greece 51.81 2016 up 10.2% rising
13 Portugal 51.73 2016 up 9.8% rising
14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.81 2019 up 15.1% rising
15 Panama 50.5 2021 up 5.9% rising
16 Costa Rica 50.03 2021 up 9.8% rising
17 Chile 49.92 2017 up 1.8% flat
18 Paraguay 49.82 2021 up 11.2% rising
19 Spain 49.75 2016 up 1.8% rising
20 Palestine 49.54 2017 up 17.4% rising
21 Argentina 49.33 2021 down 3.1% flat
22 Peru 49.24 2021 up 2.7% rising
23 Uruguay 49.08 2021 down 1.1% flat
24 Hungary 49 2016 up 22.7% rising
25 Thailand 48.97 2021 up 6.8% rising
26 Brazil 48.68 2021 up 7.7% rising
27 Sweden 48.44 2016 down 11.5% falling
28 Colombia 48.41 2021 up 5.8% rising
29 Bolivia 48.2 2021 up 6.7% rising
30 Dominican Republic 48.15 2013 up 4.2% flat
31 Trinidad and Tobago 48.05 2011 up 11.8% rising
32 Sri Lanka 47.87 2019 down 1.6% rising
33 Egypt 47.82 2019 up 1.1% rising
34 Türkiye 47.02 2019 up 17.8% rising
35 Luxembourg 46.78 2016 up 7.7% rising
36 Philippines 46.76 2019 down 0.0% flat
37 Ecuador 46.59 2021 down 3.4% rising
38 Morocco 46.54 2013 up 6.5% flat
39 Mauritius 46.37 2017 up 3.7% rising
40 Cyprus 46.36 2016 down 8.6% flat
41 Slovenia 46 2013 up 10.5% rising
42 India 45.97 2019 up 1.4% flat
43 Mexico 45.93 2020 up 3.7% rising
44 Venezuela 45.67 2006 up 6.3% rising
45 North Macedonia 45.61 2020 up 0.3% flat
46 El Salvador 45.39 2019 up 1.4% rising
47 Indonesia 45.29 2019 up 4.3% rising
48 Serbia 45.23 2018 down 9.2% rising
49 Moldova 45 2012 — rising
50 Honduras 44.86 2019 up 6.8% rising
51 Guatemala 44.5 2019 up 1.6% rising
52 Tunisia 44.49 2015 up 2.4% flat
53 Belize 44.19 1999 up 0.5% flat
54 Nicaragua 43.55 2014 down 2.8% rising
55 Namibia 43.54 2015 — rising
56 Cambodia 43.53 2012 up 23.6% rising
57 South Africa 43.46 2020 up 2.9% flat
58 Jordan 43.38 2016 down 5.2% flat
59 Djibouti 43.07 2017 up 18.3% rising
60 Bangladesh 42.84 2016 up 15.3% rising
61 Nepal 42.28 2014 down 3.7% falling
62 Kenya 42.19 2019 up 10.2% flat
63 Ghana 42.12 2016 up 2.3% rising
64 Poland 41.63 2019 down 20.9% flat
65 Rwanda 40.87 2021 — rising
66 Mongolia 40.44 2021 down 3.7% rising
67 Ethiopia 40.29 2021 up 3.2% flat
68 Pakistan 39.98 2020 down 3.9% flat
69 Niger 39.72 2018 up 18.9% falling
70 Tanzania 39.67 2020 up 3.0% rising
71 Uganda 39.62 2016 up 22.2% rising
72 Madagascar 38.91 2012 down 13.5% flat
73 Gambia 38.49 2020 down 0.9% flat
74 Zambia 37.16 2015 down 4.9% rising
75 Estonia 37 2016 down 7.5% falling
76 Belarus 36 2009 down 33.3% falling
77 Russia 26 2012 down 18.6% falling
78 Lithuania 23 2009 down 36.4% falling
79 Kosovo 20 2017 down 57.4% falling

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Indicator
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,025 data points, 1970–2021
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