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

Pakistan: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary was 0.6% in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
15th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2009
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2007–2020

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Pakistan, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.82007201320202007: 0.696 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.745 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.783 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.772 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.738 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.705 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.73 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.631 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.651 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.6 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.6% for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Pakistan peaked at 0.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.

That places Pakistan 15th out of 23 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 3
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 6
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 12 Kyrgyz Republic 0.7% compare
  2. 13 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  3. 14 Panama 0.6% compare
  4. 16 Peru 0.6% compare
  5. 17 Brazil 0.6% compare
  6. 18 Bolivia 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 23 places β†’

More reference data data for Pakistan

All data for Pakistan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Pakistan?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Pakistan was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
How does Pakistan rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary?
Pakistan ranks 15th out of 23 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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
23 places, 267 data points, 1981–2021
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