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

Panama: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary was 0.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.6%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
15th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2011
All-time low
0.6%
in 2002
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Panama, 2001–2018

00.20.40.62001200920182001: 0.581 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.568 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.57 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.59 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.583 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.575 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.601 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.608 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.602 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.616 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.649 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.634 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.634 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.627 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.627 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.61 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Panama is 0.6%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Panama peaked at 0.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.

Panama ranks 15th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Panama, 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 Panama, 2001 to 2018.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
2001 0.6% —
2002 0.6% -2.3%
2003 0.6% +0.4%
2004 0.6% +3.5%
2005 0.6% -1.2%
2006 0.6% -1.3%
2007 0.6% +4.6%
2008 0.6% +1.1%
2009 0.6% -1.0%
2010 0.6% +2.2%
2011 0.6% +5.5%
2012 0.6% -2.4%
2015 0.6% +0.0%
2016 0.6% -1.0%
2017 0.6% -0.1%
2018 0.6% -2.6%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 12 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare
  2. 13 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  3. 14 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  4. 16 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  5. 17 Peru 0.6% compare
  6. 18 Brazil 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Panama?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in Panama was 0.6% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
How does Panama rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary?
Panama ranks 15th out of 24 countries with data for 2018.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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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