Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary in Malawi

Malawi: Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2016

Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary in Malawi, 1997–2016

0.20.30.40.50.61997200620161997: 0.162 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.42 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.648 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.645 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.649 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.6% for employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary in Malawi peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1997.

That places Malawi 1st out of 92 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Malawi, 1997 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1997 0.2%
2004 0.4% +159.8%
2010 0.6% +54.1%
2013 0.6% -0.4%
2016 0.6% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary in Malawi?
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary in Malawi was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
How does Malawi rank for employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary?
Malawi ranks 1st out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the agricultural sector, 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
Employment in the agricultural sector, 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
92 places, 1,222 data points, 1970–2021
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