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

Countries reporting
91
Highest
0.3%
Armenia
Lowest
0.0%
Czechia
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,223

What the numbers show

Employment in the construction 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 0.3% in Armenia; the lowest is 0.0% in Czechia.

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

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Jamaica (up 1,001.7%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Armenia 0.3% 2020 up 398.7% volatile
2 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.3% 2017 up 82.5% volatile
2 Kosovo 0.3% 2017 up 82.5% volatile
4 Palestine, State of 0.3% 2017 up 75.5% flat
5 Puerto Rico 0.2% 2005 up 58.6% rising
6 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 volatile
7 Luxembourg 0.2% 2016 up 8.8% rising
8 Latvia 0.2% 2016 up 39.4% volatile
9 Bulgaria 0.2% 2016 up 72.6% rising
10 United States of America 0.2% 2018 up 31.0% rising
11 Argentina 0.2% 2021 down 19.1% falling
12 Poland 0.2% 2019 up 29.8% rising
13 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 up 36.0% volatile
14 Mauritius 0.2% 2012 up 22.6% rising
15 Cyprus 0.2% 2016 down 38.4% falling
16 Republic of Moldova 0.2% 2021 up 187.6% volatile
17 Egypt 0.2% 2019 up 34.2% rising
18 Italy 0.2% 2016 down 5.5% rising
19 Iceland 0.2% 2013 volatile
20 Norway 0.2% 2016 volatile
21 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 138.3% rising
22 Brazil 0.1% 2021 up 14.9% rising
23 Chile 0.1% 2017 up 11.2% rising
24 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 129.4% rising
25 France 0.1% 2016 up 11.6% rising
26 India 0.1% 2019 up 14.8% rising
27 China 0.1% 2013 up 189.3% rising
28 Denmark 0.1% 2016 volatile
29 Germany 0.1% 2011 up 79.9% rising
30 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2006 up 19.6% rising
31 Estonia 0.1% 2016 down 39.8% volatile
32 Jordan 0.1% 2016 up 22.2% rising
33 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 38.1% flat
34 Belgium 0.1% 2003 up 74.0% rising
35 Portugal 0.1% 2016 down 26.3% falling
36 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 200.6% volatile
37 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 up 40.8% rising
38 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 down 13.4% rising
39 Mexico 0.1% 2020 up 4.2% rising
40 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 33.8% rising
41 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 up 10.3% falling
42 Romania 0.1% 2016 up 50.8% rising
43 Paraguay 0.1% 2017 up 267.9% rising
44 South Africa 0.1% 2020 down 4.9% rising
45 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 up 364.4% volatile
46 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 29.9% rising
47 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 121.1% volatile
48 Slovenia 0.1% 2013 up 128.2% rising
49 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 up 0.5% rising
50 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 up 50.3% rising
51 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 down 11.3% rising
52 Albania 0.1% 2019 down 55.7% volatile
53 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 up 30.6% volatile
54 Panama 0.1% 2021 down 28.5% rising
55 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 1,001.7% rising
56 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 up 296.3% volatile
57 Greece 0.1% 2016 down 50.4% falling
58 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 107.3% rising
59 El Salvador 0.1% 2017 down 8.1% rising
60 Belize 0.1% 1999 down 11.8% falling
61 Honduras 0.1% 2017 down 8.8% rising
62 Thailand 0.1% 2021 up 4.9% rising
63 Türkiye 0.1% 2019 down 9.2% rising
64 Guatemala 0.1% 2011 up 0.2% rising
65 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 114.0% rising
66 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 49.3% falling
67 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 down 23.8% rising
68 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 up 84.9% rising
69 Nicaragua 0.1% 2014 up 35.0% rising
70 Peru 0.0% 2021 up 4.7% rising
71 Malta 0.0% 2016 down 68.1% falling
72 Lithuania 0.0% 2016 down 79.7% volatile
73 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 down 58.8% flat
74 Croatia 0.0% 2016 down 82.9% volatile
75 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 74.0% volatile
76 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 105.1% rising
77 Sweden 0.0% 2016 down 50.7% volatile
78 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 340.5% volatile
79 Ghana 0.0% 2016 up 151.7% rising
80 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 6.1% rising
81 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 29.6% volatile
82 Georgia 0.0% 2013 down 83.9% volatile
83 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 82.1% volatile
84 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 95.7% volatile
85 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% 2016 volatile
85 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
85 Ukraine 0.0% 2012 down 100.0% volatile
85 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
85 Hungary 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
85 Austria 0.0% 2003 down 100.0% volatile
85 Czechia 0.0% 2016 volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the construction 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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