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
84
Highest
0.8%
Moldova
Lowest
0.0%
Austria
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,088
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 84 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 51 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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 12 | South Africa | 0.5% | 2020 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 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 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 30 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2016 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 33 | South Korea | 0.4% | 2017 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 34 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2019 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 35 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2012 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 36 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2017 | up 158.2% | rising |
| 37 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2016 | up 204.9% | rising |
| 38 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2017 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 39 | France | 0.3% | 2016 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 41 | Panama | 0.3% | 2018 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2020 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 43 | Palestine | 0.3% | 2017 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 44 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 45 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 46 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 47 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2017 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 49 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2003 | up 206.0% | rising |
| 50 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 580.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Tunisia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | 0.3% | 2005 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 53 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 54 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 153.6% | rising |
| 55 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 56 | Turkey | 0.2% | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 57 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | up 140.4% | rising |
| 58 | Venezuela | 0.2% | 2006 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2016 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 60 | Germany | 0.2% | 2011 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 61 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2013 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 62 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 63 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 64 | Netherlands | 0.2% | 2016 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 65 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2009 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 66 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 67 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 68 | Tanzania | 0.2% | 2020 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Georgia | 0.1% | 2013 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 70 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 71 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 72 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 39.6% | flat |
| 73 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2014 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 74 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 75 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Bolivia | 0.1% | 2017 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 77 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 78 | United States | 0.1% | 2018 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 79 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 80 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2011 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2018 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 82 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | down 100.0% | volatile |