Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.9%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.3%
Malawi
Median
0.7%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,222
What the numbers show
Employment in the service 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 0.9% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.3% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 201.4%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 33.5%).
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, above primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 2 | France | 0.8% | 2016 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0.8% | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2016 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 0.8% | 2016 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 7 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 8 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2016 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 9 | Gambia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 0.8% | 2018 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 11 | Belize | 0.8% | 1999 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 12 | United States of America | 0.8% | 2018 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 14 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2021 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2016 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 17 | Malta | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 18 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2013 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 0.8% | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 0.8% | 2005 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 0.8% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 25 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 26 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 30 | Belgium | 0.7% | 2003 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 31 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2013 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 32 | Germany | 0.7% | 2011 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 33 | Pakistan | 0.7% | 2020 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 34 | Mauritius | 0.7% | 2012 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 36 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.7% | 2006 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 37 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 38 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2017 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 39 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2017 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 40 | Philippines | 0.7% | 2019 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 42 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2017 | up 51.5% | flat |
| 43 | China | 0.7% | 2013 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 44 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2013 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 45 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 46 | Namibia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 0.7% | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 48 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 49 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 50 | Estonia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 52 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2016 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 53 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2019 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 55 | Croatia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 56 | Slovenia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 58 | Austria | 0.7% | 2003 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 59 | Honduras | 0.7% | 2017 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 60 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2016 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 62 | Palestine, State of | 0.6% | 2017 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 63 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 64 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 65 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 66 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 68 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 69 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | up 201.4% | rising |
| 70 | Egypt | 0.6% | 2019 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 71 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2021 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 72 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.6% | 2017 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 72 | Kosovo | 0.6% | 2017 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 74 | Republic of Moldova | 0.6% | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 75 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2011 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 76 | Poland | 0.6% | 2019 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 77 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6% | 2020 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 78 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 79 | Ghana | 0.6% | 2016 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 81 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 82 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2019 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 84 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 85 | Armenia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 86 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 87 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2012 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 88 | Romania | 0.5% | 2016 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 89 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2013 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 90 | Albania | 0.5% | 2019 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 91 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 92 | Malawi | 0.3% | 2016 | down 33.5% | falling |