Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Bolivia

Bolivia: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2001–2017

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Bolivia, 2001–2017

00.20.40.62001200920172001: 0.529 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.509 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.466 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.516 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.529 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.271 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.299 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.303 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.278 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.293 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.278 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.531 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.56 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.56 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2017, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Bolivia stood at 0.6%.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 106.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Bolivia peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.

Bolivia ranks 19th of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Bolivia, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
2001 0.5% —
2002 0.5% -3.7%
2003 0.5% -8.4%
2005 0.5% +10.8%
2006 0.5% +2.4%
2007 0.3% -48.7%
2008 0.3% +10.2%
2009 0.3% +1.4%
2011 0.3% -8.1%
2012 0.3% +5.4%
2014 0.3% -5.3%
2015 0.5% +91.2%
2016 0.6% +5.6%
2017 0.6% -0.1%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 89% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 92% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +91.2% 0.3% 0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 6

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 16 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  2. 17 Peru 0.6% compare
  3. 18 Brazil 0.6% compare
  4. 20 Ghana 0.5% compare
  5. 21 Colombia 0.5% compare
  6. 22 Guatemala 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Bolivia?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Bolivia was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
How does Bolivia rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary?
Bolivia ranks 19th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 272 data points, 1981–2021
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