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

Countries reporting
84
Highest
0.3%
Peru
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,071

What the numbers show

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 0.3% in Peru; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovenia.

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

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 659.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 100.0%).

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, above: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Peru 0.3% 2016 down 18.9% falling
2 Gambia 0.3% 2020 up 659.0% volatile
3 Nicaragua 0.3% 2014 down 13.4% rising
4 Namibia 0.3% 2015 up 15.1% falling
5 Ecuador 0.2% 2017 up 9.6% rising
6 Guatemala 0.2% 2006 up 50.7% rising
7 Paraguay 0.2% 2017 down 13.0% rising
8 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 63.8% rising
9 Philippines 0.2% 2019 down 16.7% falling
10 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 110.5% rising
11 Moldova 0.2% 2021 down 36.8% falling
12 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2016 up 7.3% falling
13 Palestine, State of 0.2% 2017 up 88.7% rising
14 Ethiopia 0.2% 2021 up 7.8% rising
15 Honduras 0.2% 2017 up 74.8% rising
16 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 up 588.1% volatile
17 El Salvador 0.2% 2017 up 25.9% rising
18 Dominican Republic 0.2% 2013 up 75.2% rising
19 Costa Rica 0.2% 2016 up 14.1% rising
20 Panama 0.1% 2018 down 45.0% rising
21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2006 up 46.1% rising
22 Chile 0.1% 2017 up 21.0% flat
23 Uruguay 0.1% 2019 down 17.7% falling
24 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 up 213.0% volatile
25 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 41.9% rising
26 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 23.0% falling
27 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% 2020 down 74.2% volatile
28 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 75.6% rising
29 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 2.4% falling
30 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 up 140.6% rising
31 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 70.8% falling
32 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 up 5.9% rising
33 Hungary 0.1% 2016 up 38.5% rising
34 Belize 0.1% 1999 down 0.5% rising
35 Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 30.7% rising
36 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 26.3% volatile
37 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 down 5.1% rising
38 North Macedonia 0.1% 2017 up 94.7% volatile
39 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 19.9% falling
40 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 down 9.5% flat
41 Korea 0.1% 2017 up 1.7% rising
42 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 18.6% falling
43 Mauritius 0.1% 2012 down 13.6% flat
44 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 down 0.9% falling
45 Italy 0.1% 2016 up 26.9% rising
46 Türkiye 0.1% 2019 down 0.9% rising
47 Croatia 0.1% 2016 up 106.6% rising
48 India 0.1% 2019 down 14.8% rising
49 Austria 0.1% 2003 up 4.1% flat
50 Mexico 0.1% 2020 down 21.6% falling
51 Brazil 0.1% 2020 down 12.7% rising
52 Iceland 0.1% 2013 up 26.7% rising
53 Serbia 0.1% 2014 up 1.9% rising
54 Romania 0.1% 2016 down 24.9% rising
55 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 up 57.0% rising
56 Mongolia 0.1% 2011 up 20.0% rising
57 United Kingdom 0.1% 2016 down 18.5% falling
58 Belgium 0.1% 2003 up 14.0% rising
59 Portugal 0.1% 2016 up 30.8% rising
60 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 91.8% rising
61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2017 down 20.6% flat
62 Morocco 0.1% 2009 down 11.1% falling
63 Estonia 0.1% 2016 down 7.8% rising
64 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 26.0% rising
65 Slovak Republic 0.1% 2016 down 10.1% falling
66 Ghana 0.1% 2016 down 29.4% falling
67 Puerto Rico 0.1% 2005 up 23.6% rising
68 France 0.1% 2016 down 20.6% falling
69 United States of America 0.1% 2018 up 46.7% flat
70 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 3.2% rising
71 Thailand 0.1% 2021 up 26.3% rising
72 Germany 0.1% 2011 down 27.6% falling
73 Denmark 0.1% 2016 down 39.5% falling
74 Georgia 0.1% 2013 up 19.3% rising
75 Finland 0.0% 2016 down 45.5% falling
76 Czechia 0.0% 2016 down 33.6% falling
77 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 down 9.1% falling
78 Jordan 0.0% 2016 down 80.4% volatile
79 Pakistan 0.0% 2020 up 43.1% rising
80 Sweden 0.0% 2016 up 7.5% flat
81 Bangladesh 0.0% 2016 down 60.4% volatile
82 Argentina 0.0% 2018 down 34.5% falling
83 Norway 0.0% 2016 down 48.7% falling
84 Slovenia 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the elementary occupation group, 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
85 places, 1,071 data points, 1970–2021
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