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

Countries reporting
82
Highest
0.8%
Moldova
Lowest
0.0%
Austria
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,076

What the numbers show

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Moldova; the lowest is 0.0% in Austria.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.3%.

Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 580.6%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Moldova 0.8% 2021 up 26.4% falling
2 Rwanda 0.7% 2021 up 246.1% rising
3 Latvia 0.6% 2016 up 46.4% rising
4 Namibia 0.6% 2015 up 66.7% rising
5 Bulgaria 0.6% 2016 down 4.3% rising
6 Romania 0.5% 2016 up 75.6% rising
7 Hungary 0.5% 2016 up 27.7% rising
8 Croatia 0.5% 2016 up 58.4% rising
9 Nicaragua 0.5% 2014 down 2.1% rising
10 United Kingdom 0.5% 2016 volatile
11 Nigeria 0.5% 2018 up 572.1% volatile
13 Peru 0.5% 2016 down 13.6% falling
14 Costa Rica 0.5% 2016 up 3.0% flat
15 Lithuania 0.4% 2016 down 0.6% rising
16 Estonia 0.4% 2016 up 80.4% rising
17 Sri Lanka 0.4% 2016 up 20.3% flat
18 Luxembourg 0.4% 2016 up 19.3% rising
19 Guatemala 0.4% 2006 up 14.7% rising
20 Philippines 0.4% 2019 down 8.8% rising
21 North Macedonia 0.4% 2017 up 168.1% volatile
22 Cyprus 0.4% 2016 up 20.1% rising
23 Chile 0.4% 2017 up 4.6% rising
24 Slovenia 0.4% 2013 up 343.2% rising
25 Belize 0.4% 1999 up 8.8% rising
26 Dominican Republic 0.4% 2013 up 38.8% rising
27 Italy 0.4% 2016 up 53.4% rising
28 Spain 0.4% 2016 up 18.0% rising
29 El Salvador 0.4% 2017 down 12.3% rising
30 Denmark 0.4% 2016 down 60.9% volatile
31 South Korea 0.4% 2017 up 16.2% rising
32 Uruguay 0.4% 2019 down 15.9% falling
33 Mauritius 0.3% 2012 down 10.9% falling
34 Honduras 0.3% 2017 up 158.2% rising
35 Sweden 0.3% 2016 up 204.9% rising
36 Ecuador 0.3% 2017 down 31.6% falling
37 France 0.3% 2016 down 4.6% rising
38 Colombia 0.3% 2021 up 17.6% falling
39 Panama 0.3% 2018 up 11.1% rising
40 Brazil 0.3% 2020 down 27.4% falling
41 Palestine 0.3% 2017 up 50.5% rising
42 Ireland 0.3% 2016 up 0.1% rising
43 Mexico 0.3% 2020 up 16.3% rising
44 India 0.3% 2019 down 24.9% falling
45 Paraguay 0.3% 2017 down 7.3% rising
46 Ethiopia 0.3% 2021 down 19.5% rising
47 Belgium 0.3% 2003 up 206.0% rising
48 Gambia 0.3% 2020 up 580.6% volatile
49 Tunisia 0.3% 2015 down 13.0% falling
50 Puerto Rico 0.3% 2005 up 66.3% rising
51 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 up 17.6% rising
52 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 153.6% rising
53 Portugal 0.2% 2016 up 40.6% rising
54 Turkey 0.2% 2019 up 4.7% rising
55 Cambodia 0.2% 2012 up 140.4% rising
56 Venezuela 0.2% 2006 up 17.8% rising
57 Bangladesh 0.2% 2016 down 24.8% falling
58 Germany 0.2% 2011 down 11.1% rising
59 Iceland 0.2% 2013 up 48.1% rising
60 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 up 2.8% flat
61 Uganda 0.2% 2016 up 96.1% rising
62 Netherlands 0.2% 2016 down 21.6% rising
63 Morocco 0.2% 2009 up 26.1% rising
64 Greece 0.2% 2016 up 21.8% rising
65 Thailand 0.2% 2021 up 21.2% rising
66 Tanzania 0.2% 2020 down 82.6% volatile
67 Georgia 0.1% 2013 up 99.2% rising
68 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 12.6% rising
69 Nepal 0.1% 2014 down 1.4% rising
70 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 39.6% flat
71 Serbia 0.1% 2014 down 41.9% falling
72 Jordan 0.1% 2016 down 36.9% falling
73 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 143.3% volatile
74 Bolivia 0.1% 2017 down 34.9% falling
75 Norway 0.1% 2016 down 80.3% volatile
76 United States 0.1% 2018 down 62.8% falling
77 Ghana 0.1% 2016 down 17.2% rising
78 Mongolia 0.0% 2011 up 36.6% volatile
79 Argentina 0.0% 2018 down 53.5% falling
80 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
80 Malta 0.0% 2016 flat
80 Czechia 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
80 Austria 0.0% 2003 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Employment in the elementary occupation group, 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
84 places, 1,076 data points, 1970–2021
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