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

Countries reporting
91
Highest
1.0%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.0%
Slovakia
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,223

What the numbers show

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovakia.

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

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,090.2%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ukraine 1.0% 2012 up 1,090.2% volatile
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5% 2016 volatile
3 Sweden 0.3% 2016 up 73.0% rising
4 Malta 0.3% 2016 up 25.1% rising
5 El Salvador 0.3% 2017 down 0.1% rising
6 Mexico 0.3% 2020 up 4.2% flat
7 Lithuania 0.3% 2016 up 465.0% volatile
8 Estonia 0.3% 2016 up 52.3% volatile
9 Spain 0.3% 2016 up 13.7% rising
10 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2013 up 1.6% rising
11 Colombia 0.3% 2021 up 0.7% rising
12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% 2006 down 4.0% rising
13 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 10.4% rising
14 Cyprus 0.2% 2016 down 8.2% flat
15 Indonesia 0.2% 2019 up 24.9% rising
16 Chile 0.2% 2017 up 37.5% rising
17 Austria 0.2% 2003 up 11.7% falling
18 Netherlands 0.2% 2016 down 8.3% falling
19 Paraguay 0.2% 2017 up 9.3% rising
20 Belize 0.2% 1999 up 18.5% rising
21 South Africa 0.2% 2020 down 9.8% rising
22 Greece 0.2% 2016 up 1.4% falling
23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% 2021 up 16.0% rising
24 Thailand 0.2% 2021 up 6.3% rising
25 Brazil 0.2% 2021 down 2.1% rising
26 Palestine, State of 0.2% 2017 down 8.4% rising
27 Portugal 0.2% 2016 down 1.2% flat
28 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 down 9.5% falling
29 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 up 25.1% rising
30 Puerto Rico 0.2% 2005 down 28.4% rising
31 Ireland 0.2% 2016 up 10.0% rising
32 Belgium 0.2% 2003 up 10.9% flat
33 France 0.2% 2016 up 24.6% falling
34 Cambodia 0.2% 2012 up 55.3% rising
35 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 up 14.1% falling
36 Jordan 0.2% 2016 down 11.9% rising
37 Hungary 0.2% 2016 up 441.0% volatile
38 Peru 0.2% 2021 down 9.0% flat
39 Nicaragua 0.2% 2014 up 22.1% falling
40 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 40.8% rising
41 Norway 0.2% 2016 down 67.2% volatile
42 Ecuador 0.2% 2021 down 9.5% rising
43 Italy 0.2% 2016 up 1.2% falling
44 Honduras 0.2% 2017 down 4.7% rising
45 Panama 0.2% 2021 up 13.3% rising
46 Philippines 0.2% 2019 up 14.7% rising
47 Gambia 0.2% 2020 down 32.3% rising
48 Luxembourg 0.2% 2016 down 20.0% rising
49 Guatemala 0.2% 2011 down 7.6% falling
50 Albania 0.2% 2019 up 234.3% volatile
51 Türkiye 0.2% 2019 down 6.5% flat
52 Germany 0.2% 2011 down 11.6% falling
53 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2020 up 477.7% rising
54 Armenia 0.2% 2020 volatile
55 Bangladesh 0.2% 2016 up 6.1% flat
56 China 0.2% 2013 up 70.3% rising
57 Egypt 0.2% 2019 up 38.3% rising
58 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 down 1.7% rising
59 Ghana 0.2% 2016 up 5.2% rising
60 Denmark 0.1% 2016 volatile
61 Croatia 0.1% 2016 up 31.6% falling
62 Iceland 0.1% 2013 down 3.5% falling
63 Latvia 0.1% 2016 up 38.4% volatile
64 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 45.6% rising
65 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 128.5% rising
66 Mauritius 0.1% 2012 down 21.6% rising
67 India 0.1% 2019 up 17.9% rising
68 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 4.2% rising
69 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 down 10.8% rising
70 Ethiopia 0.1% 2021 down 4.2% falling
71 Mozambique 0.1% 2014 down 2.9% rising
72 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 down 30.5% falling
73 United States of America 0.1% 2018 down 72.3% volatile
74 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 2.5% rising
75 Georgia 0.1% 2013 down 33.6% volatile
76 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 up 130.1% volatile
77 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1% 2017 down 73.8% falling
77 Kosovo 0.1% 2017 down 73.8% falling
79 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 down 77.4% volatile
80 Romania 0.1% 2016 up 2.5% rising
81 Namibia 0.0% 2015 down 24.5% falling
82 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 8.3% falling
83 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 down 42.9% falling
84 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 6.2% rising
85 Slovenia 0.0% 2013 down 67.2% volatile
86 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 96.9% volatile
87 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2020 down 98.6% volatile
88 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
88 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
88 Czechia 0.0% 2016 volatile
88 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the commerce sector, 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
91 places, 1,223 data points, 1970–2021
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