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Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above primary education by country

Countries reporting
91
Highest
46.22
Finland
Lowest
31.66
Mozambique
Median
38.62
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,214

What the numbers show

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above primary education is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 46.22 in Finland; the lowest is 31.66 in Mozambique.

The median across all reporting countries is 38.62, and the mean is 38.93.

Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 41.9%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 12.3%).

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 46.22 2016 up 10.9% rising
2 Hungary 46.15 2016 up 15.0% rising
3 Croatia 45.48 2016 up 9.1% rising
4 Bulgaria 45.19 2016 up 11.8% rising
5 Latvia 45.1 2016 up 12.4% rising
6 Lithuania 44.83 2016 up 10.9% rising
7 Sweden 44.78 2016 up 6.6% rising
8 Estonia 44.72 2016 up 8.7% rising
9 Slovakia 44.57 2016 up 11.7% rising
10 Slovenia 44.55 2016 up 11.7% rising
11 Italy 44.47 2016 up 9.1% rising
12 Norway 44.28 2016 up 6.5% rising
13 Netherlands 44.17 2016 up 10.4% rising
14 Republic of Moldova 43.95 2021 up 6.2% rising
15 Greece 43.72 2016 up 12.6% rising
16 Spain 43.53 2016 up 12.1% rising
17 Denmark 43.38 2016 up 1.7% flat
18 Iceland 43.32 2013 up 7.5% rising
19 Romania 43.16 2016 up 19.5% rising
20 Germany 42.77 2011 up 7.8% rising
21 Luxembourg 42.62 2016 up 6.2% rising
22 Portugal 42.57 2016 up 16.4% rising
23 Republic of Korea 41.98 2017 up 6.9% rising
24 France 41.96 2016 up 5.3% rising
25 Ireland 41.87 2016 up 9.0% rising
26 Cyprus 41.63 2016 up 7.4% rising
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 41.61 2016 up 2.5% flat
28 Kyrgyzstan 41.52 2020 up 5.6% flat
29 Georgia 41.47 2013 down 2.7% flat
30 Malta 41.42 2016 up 11.2% rising
31 Armenia 41.11 2020 up 1.0% flat
32 Kosovo 40.8 2017 up 3.9% rising
33 Czechia 40.75 2016 up 0.3% rising
34 Poland 40.72 2019 up 4.0% flat
35 Kazakhstan 40.56 2017 up 5.0% flat
36 Albania 40.48 2019 up 41.9% rising
37 Tunisia 40.33 2015 up 5.7% rising
38 Ukraine 40.32 2013 down 4.7% flat
39 Panama 40.06 2021 up 7.0% rising
40 Sri Lanka 40.02 2019 up 3.6% rising
41 United States of America 39.91 2018 down 0.5% rising
42 Uruguay 39.37 2021 up 3.6% rising
43 Argentina 39.21 2021 up 1.5% flat
44 South Africa 38.97 2020 up 5.9% rising
45 Belgium 38.74 2003 up 2.2% flat
46 Chile 38.62 2017 up 6.0% rising
47 Puerto Rico 38.52 2005 up 15.0% rising
48 Egypt 38.29 2019 up 1.2% rising
49 Nigeria 38.22 2018 up 4.6% rising
50 Austria 38.14 2003 up 3.4% flat
51 Thailand 38.08 2021 up 4.8% rising
52 Costa Rica 38.08 2021 up 4.5% rising
53 Mauritius 37.9 2012 up 3.9% flat
54 Mongolia 37.88 2016 down 0.5% flat
55 Peru 37.32 2021 up 4.9% rising
56 Mexico 37.17 2020 up 2.1% flat
57 Ecuador 36.99 2021 down 0.6% rising
58 Brazil 36.8 2021 up 4.1% rising
59 China 36.68 2013 down 2.7% flat
60 India 36.46 2019 up 0.1% rising
61 Colombia 36.44 2021 up 3.9% rising
62 Philippines 36.44 2019 up 2.7% flat
63 Bangladesh 36.23 2016 down 3.0% flat
64 Malawi 36.03 2016 up 10.9% rising
65 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 35.99 2021 up 2.9% rising
66 Palestine, State of 35.98 2017 up 2.8% flat
67 Namibia 35.6 2015 up 2.5% rising
68 Zambia 35.48 2015 up 4.4% flat
69 Indonesia 35.41 2019 up 2.1% rising
70 Dominican Republic 35.38 2013 up 4.2% rising
71 Jamaica 35.16 2002 up 12.1% rising
72 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 35.14 2006 up 5.3% rising
73 Ghana 35.13 2016 down 3.8% flat
74 Jordan 35.03 2016 up 4.5% flat
75 Madagascar 34.99 2012 down 3.9% flat
76 El Salvador 34.97 2017 up 0.3% rising
77 Pakistan 34.93 2020 down 1.5% flat
78 Türkiye 34.92 2019 up 11.0% rising
79 Nicaragua 34.73 2014 up 4.1% rising
80 Cambodia 34.33 2012 up 1.7% flat
81 Rwanda 34.29 2021 up 1.1% flat
82 Gambia 34.25 2020 up 1.8% flat
83 Nepal 33.71 2014 up 3.1% rising
84 Paraguay 33.24 2017 down 10.7% flat
85 Tanzania, United Republic of 32.9 2020 down 11.2% falling
86 Honduras 32.75 2017 down 1.4% flat
87 Uganda 32.56 2016 down 2.1% flat
88 Belize 32.36 1999 up 4.2% flat
89 Guatemala 31.78 2011 up 2.1% flat
90 Ethiopia 31.72 2021 up 3.5% flat
91 Mozambique 31.66 2014 down 12.3% falling

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,214 data points, 1970–2021
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