Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) by country

Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.3%
El Salvador
Lowest
0.0%
Malawi
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,222

What the numbers show

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 0.3% in El Salvador; the lowest is 0.0% in Malawi.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 294.5%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 87.6%).

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, above primary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 El Salvador 0.3% 2017 up 8.5% rising
2 Paraguay 0.3% 2017 up 27.4% flat
3 Honduras 0.3% 2017 up 8.7% rising
4 Nicaragua 0.3% 2014 up 14.2% rising
5 Peru 0.3% 2021 up 4.3% flat
6 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 down 1.9% falling
7 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 up 9.8% rising
8 Colombia 0.3% 2021 up 4.9% rising
9 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2013 up 5.2% rising
10 Venezuela 0.3% 2006 down 0.9% rising
11 Thailand 0.3% 2021 up 5.5% rising
12 Philippines 0.3% 2019 up 1.0% rising
13 Mexico 0.3% 2020 up 3.9% rising
14 Bolivia 0.3% 2021 up 11.8% rising
15 Guatemala 0.3% 2011 down 5.9% falling
16 Panama 0.3% 2021 down 1.3% flat
17 Greece 0.3% 2016 down 9.9% falling
18 Chile 0.3% 2017 up 21.5% rising
19 Belize 0.3% 1999 up 37.7% rising
20 Brazil 0.3% 2021 up 2.2% rising
21 Ukraine 0.2% 2013 up 67.0% rising
22 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 down 7.2% flat
23 Cyprus 0.2% 2016 down 13.1% falling
24 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 up 3.7% falling
25 Cambodia 0.2% 2012 up 51.5% rising
26 Tanzania 0.2% 2020 up 254.9% rising
27 Argentina 0.2% 2021 down 0.1% flat
28 Puerto Rico 0.2% 2005 down 13.3% rising
29 Bangladesh 0.2% 2016 up 2.6% flat
30 Uganda 0.2% 2016 up 57.4% flat
31 Spain 0.2% 2016 up 10.9% falling
32 Zambia 0.2% 2015 up 46.1% rising
33 Turkey 0.2% 2019 down 7.5% falling
34 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 37.9% rising
35 Austria 0.2% 2003 down 0.2% flat
36 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 62.5% rising
37 Palestine 0.2% 2017 up 23.0% rising
38 Portugal 0.2% 2016 down 8.8% falling
39 Italy 0.2% 2016 up 9.6% flat
40 South Africa 0.2% 2020 down 4.7% falling
41 Ireland 0.2% 2016 down 3.0% flat
42 Malta 0.2% 2016 down 16.1% rising
43 Ghana 0.2% 2016 down 14.5% rising
44 Bulgaria 0.2% 2016 down 9.9% flat
45 Lithuania 0.2% 2016 up 5.3% flat
46 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 up 3.9% rising
47 Mozambique 0.2% 2014 up 294.5% rising
48 Madagascar 0.2% 2012 up 25.2% falling
49 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2017 up 1.6% flat
50 Croatia 0.2% 2016 down 17.6% falling
51 Mongolia 0.2% 2016 up 78.2% rising
52 Egypt 0.2% 2019 up 29.3% rising
53 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 down 5.3% rising
54 India 0.2% 2019 down 2.9% rising
55 Romania 0.2% 2016 down 10.0% flat
56 Belgium 0.2% 2003 down 7.8% falling
57 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 down 27.9% rising
57 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 down 27.9% rising
59 Moldova 0.2% 2021 up 5.4% volatile
60 Slovakia 0.2% 2016 up 5.6% rising
61 Jordan 0.2% 2016 down 17.6% falling
62 Latvia 0.2% 2016 down 21.1% flat
63 United Kingdom 0.2% 2016 down 10.6% falling
64 Estonia 0.2% 2016 down 5.8% falling
65 Mauritius 0.2% 2012 down 25.7% falling
66 Slovenia 0.1% 2016 down 16.5% falling
67 South Korea 0.1% 2017 down 7.7% falling
68 Germany 0.1% 2011 down 14.6% falling
69 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 up 99.1% rising
70 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 14.3% falling
71 China 0.1% 2013 up 88.8% rising
72 Netherlands 0.1% 2016 down 3.2% falling
73 Georgia 0.1% 2013 down 7.3% flat
74 Iceland 0.1% 2013 down 17.0% falling
75 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 down 13.7% rising
76 Gambia 0.1% 2020 down 50.4% falling
77 Finland 0.1% 2016 down 16.7% flat
78 United States 0.1% 2018 down 43.1% falling
79 Norway 0.1% 2016 down 27.8% falling
80 Sweden 0.1% 2016 down 13.1% falling
81 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 33.8% falling
82 France 0.1% 2016 down 27.2% falling
83 Armenia 0.1% 2020 up 23.7% rising
84 Denmark 0.1% 2016 down 22.5% falling
85 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 down 19.3% falling
86 Albania 0.1% 2019 down 43.4% falling
87 Ethiopia 0.1% 2021 down 34.5% falling
88 Nepal 0.1% 2014 down 8.1% flat
89 Namibia 0.1% 2015 down 27.7% falling
90 Czechia 0.1% 2016 down 41.9% falling
91 Nigeria 0.0% 2018 down 80.7% volatile
92 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 87.6% falling

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Indicator
Employment in the commerce 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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