Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Colombia
Colombia: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Colombia, 2008–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.5% for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in 2021.
That represents a change of up 30.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Colombia peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 21st 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of employed population with high education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +30.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 71% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 79% 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 Colombia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +30.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| 2020 | -27.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Colombia?
- Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 24 countries with data for 2021.
- Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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