Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Moldova

Moldova: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education was 1.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.0%
World rank
1st
of 24 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2010
Years of data
6
2008–2019

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Moldova, 2008–2019

00.20.40.60.812008201320192008: 0.729 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.672 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.656 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.697 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.665 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 1 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Moldova recorded 1.0% for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Moldova peaked at 1.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.

Moldova ranks 1st of 24 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Moldova, 2008 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2008 0.7% —
2009 0.7% -7.8%
2010 0.7% -2.3%
2011 0.7% +6.1%
2012 0.7% -4.6%
2019 1.0% +50.5%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 1 Egypt 1.0%
  2. 3 Chile 0.8% compare
  3. 4 Rwanda 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Moldova?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Moldova was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
How does Moldova rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education?
Moldova ranks 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 271 data points, 1981–2021
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