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

Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.2%
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.0%
Mozambique
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,222

What the numbers show

Employment in the construction 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 0.2% in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0.0% in Mozambique.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 46.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 2,146.3%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 82.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Palestine, State of 0.2% 2017 up 135.8% rising
2 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 up 151.0% volatile
2 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 up 151.0% volatile
4 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 113.1% volatile
5 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 30.2% rising
6 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2017 down 9.9% falling
7 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 219.2% rising
8 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 up 2,146.3% volatile
9 Romania 0.1% 2016 down 11.4% rising
10 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 77.3% rising
11 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 13.3% falling
12 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 792.7% rising
13 Panama 0.1% 2021 down 16.7% rising
14 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 down 50.4% falling
15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 up 12.9% rising
16 Albania 0.1% 2019 up 15.3% volatile
17 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 3.8% rising
18 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 14.7% volatile
19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2006 up 31.0% rising
20 Estonia 0.1% 2016 down 18.1% rising
21 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 up 30.0% volatile
22 Austria 0.1% 2003 up 6.8% rising
23 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 59.8% rising
24 Ukraine 0.1% 2013 up 1.3% rising
25 Peru 0.1% 2021 up 25.5% rising
26 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 32.2% rising
27 Mauritius 0.1% 2012 up 3.5% rising
28 Croatia 0.1% 2016 up 11.2% rising
29 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 up 29.6% rising
30 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 down 8.9% falling
31 Norway 0.1% 2016 up 21.7% rising
32 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 14.9% falling
33 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 31.5% falling
34 Puerto Rico 0.1% 2005 up 63.1% flat
35 Paraguay 0.1% 2017 down 1.2% rising
36 Chile 0.1% 2017 up 1.0% rising
37 United States of America 0.1% 2018 up 11.2% rising
38 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 down 33.4% falling
39 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 down 5.1% rising
40 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 4.2% flat
41 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 up 194.9% rising
42 India 0.1% 2019 up 16.6% rising
43 Argentina 0.1% 2021 down 21.5% falling
44 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 3.8% flat
45 Iceland 0.1% 2013 up 5.4% falling
46 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 up 85.2% volatile
47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 11.5% falling
48 Armenia 0.1% 2020 down 15.8% falling
49 Sweden 0.1% 2016 down 0.4% flat
50 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 55.8% rising
51 Belgium 0.1% 2003 down 1.5% flat
52 Guatemala 0.1% 2011 up 57.5% rising
53 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 9.1% rising
54 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 172.5% rising
55 Slovenia 0.1% 2016 down 6.1% rising
56 Malta 0.1% 2016 down 10.0% rising
57 China 0.1% 2013 down 19.3% flat
58 Jordan 0.1% 2016 down 12.2% rising
59 Brazil 0.1% 2021 up 27.9% rising
60 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 up 17.4% rising
61 Germany 0.1% 2011 down 32.8% falling
62 Czechia 0.1% 2016 down 44.7% falling
63 Türkiye 0.0% 2019 down 2.1% rising
64 Spain 0.0% 2016 down 52.4% falling
65 Ghana 0.0% 2016 up 56.3% rising
66 Ecuador 0.0% 2021 down 6.3% rising
67 Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 57.5% falling
68 France 0.0% 2016 down 44.5% falling
69 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 52.7% rising
70 Nicaragua 0.0% 2014 down 6.4% rising
71 Honduras 0.0% 2017 down 0.5% rising
72 Uruguay 0.0% 2021 down 21.3% rising
73 Mexico 0.0% 2020 up 6.2% rising
74 Indonesia 0.0% 2019 up 4.0% rising
75 Greece 0.0% 2016 down 31.4% falling
76 Costa Rica 0.0% 2021 up 4.2% rising
77 Belize 0.0% 1999 down 23.3% flat
78 El Salvador 0.0% 2017 up 6.6% flat
79 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 43.0% rising
80 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 down 30.7% falling
81 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 down 9.0% flat
82 Portugal 0.0% 2016 down 40.9% falling
83 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2013 down 16.9% rising
84 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 36.7% volatile
85 Georgia 0.0% 2013 down 19.4% falling
86 Thailand 0.0% 2021 up 5.2% rising
87 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 34.5% rising
88 Pakistan 0.0% 2020 up 45.6% rising
89 Denmark 0.0% 2016 down 57.2% falling
90 Bangladesh 0.0% 2016 up 40.6% rising
91 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 57.0% volatile
92 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 82.5% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the construction 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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