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

Countries reporting
91
Highest
1.0%
Austria
Lowest
0.0%
Moldova
Median
0.4%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,223

What the numbers show

Employment in the service 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 1.0% in Austria; the lowest is 0.0% in Moldova.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.4%, and the mean is 0.4%.

Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 391.6%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Austria 1.0% 2003 up 66.5% rising
1 Slovakia 1.0% 2016 up 199.1% volatile
1 United Kingdom 1.0% 2016 rising
1 Ukraine 1.0% 2012 up 31.0% rising
5 Hungary 0.9% 2016 up 100.8% rising
6 Sweden 0.9% 2016 up 43.3% rising
7 Malta 0.8% 2016 up 26.9% rising
8 Netherlands 0.8% 2016 up 19.5% rising
9 France 0.8% 2016 up 19.2% rising
10 Germany 0.7% 2011 up 10.5% rising
11 Luxembourg 0.7% 2016 up 11.3% falling
12 Norway 0.7% 2016 down 30.9% falling
13 South Africa 0.7% 2020 up 3.6% rising
14 Gambia 0.7% 2020 up 74.9% rising
15 Denmark 0.6% 2016 down 36.2% flat
16 Belgium 0.6% 2003 down 6.0% falling
17 Argentina 0.6% 2021 up 6.5% rising
18 Ireland 0.6% 2016 up 5.9% rising
19 Jordan 0.6% 2016 down 10.2% falling
20 Cyprus 0.6% 2016 up 20.8% rising
21 Dominican Republic 0.6% 2013 up 8.4% rising
22 Nigeria 0.6% 2018 up 46.7% rising
23 Lithuania 0.6% 2016 up 376.4% volatile
24 Spain 0.6% 2016 up 15.7% flat
25 Puerto Rico 0.6% 2005 down 12.4% rising
26 Uruguay 0.6% 2021 up 13.2% falling
27 Costa Rica 0.6% 2021 up 0.3% rising
28 South Korea 0.5% 2017 up 6.6% rising
29 Venezuela 0.5% 2006 up 7.9% rising
30 Iceland 0.5% 2013 down 11.4% falling
31 Chile 0.5% 2017 up 7.5% rising
32 United States 0.5% 2018 down 5.8% rising
33 Portugal 0.5% 2016 up 15.5% rising
34 Brazil 0.5% 2021 up 0.4% rising
35 Jamaica 0.5% 2002 up 16.2% rising
36 El Salvador 0.5% 2017 down 0.6% rising
37 Mexico 0.5% 2020 up 0.2% flat
38 Colombia 0.5% 2021 down 6.5% flat
39 Mauritius 0.5% 2012 up 29.5% rising
40 Croatia 0.4% 2016 up 77.8% rising
41 Namibia 0.4% 2015 up 14.7% rising
42 Palestine 0.4% 2017 down 3.1% rising
43 Italy 0.4% 2016 down 1.3% falling
44 Kosovo 0.4% 2017 up 5.3% falling
44 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% 2017 up 5.3% falling
46 Estonia 0.4% 2016 up 78.6% falling
47 Paraguay 0.4% 2017 up 10.6% flat
48 Belize 0.4% 1999 down 9.8% falling
49 Kazakhstan 0.4% 2017 up 63.0% rising
50 Tunisia 0.4% 2015 up 17.5% rising
51 Panama 0.4% 2021 up 4.1% falling
52 China 0.4% 2013 up 43.7% rising
53 Philippines 0.4% 2019 up 17.9% rising
54 Turkey 0.4% 2019 up 12.7% rising
55 Greece 0.4% 2016 down 1.6% falling
56 Bangladesh 0.4% 2016 up 14.8% rising
57 Egypt 0.4% 2019 up 20.4% rising
58 Indonesia 0.4% 2019 up 12.8% rising
59 Honduras 0.4% 2017 up 7.8% rising
60 Bolivia 0.3% 2021 up 14.5% rising
61 Nicaragua 0.3% 2014 up 17.2% falling
62 Albania 0.3% 2019 up 391.6% volatile
63 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 down 6.0% flat
64 Thailand 0.3% 2021 up 13.7% rising
65 Latvia 0.3% 2016 up 49.6% rising
66 Ghana 0.3% 2016 up 67.4% rising
67 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 up 47.3% rising
68 Pakistan 0.3% 2020 up 4.0% falling
69 Guatemala 0.3% 2011 down 7.9% falling
70 Poland 0.3% 2019 up 22.3% rising
71 Peru 0.3% 2021 down 11.9% flat
72 Sri Lanka 0.3% 2019 down 8.3% rising
73 Ethiopia 0.3% 2021 up 91.6% rising
74 Tanzania 0.3% 2020 up 28.4% rising
75 Rwanda 0.3% 2021 up 22.5% rising
76 India 0.2% 2019 up 24.0% rising
77 Bulgaria 0.2% 2016 down 42.6% falling
78 Slovenia 0.2% 2013 down 59.5% falling
79 Uganda 0.2% 2016 up 44.1% rising
80 Georgia 0.2% 2013 down 12.4% falling
81 Zambia 0.2% 2015 up 101.5% volatile
82 Armenia 0.2% 2020 up 191.6% rising
83 Mozambique 0.2% 2014 down 25.6% falling
84 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 down 68.2% falling
85 Romania 0.1% 2016 up 69.7% rising
86 Madagascar 0.1% 2012 down 5.0% rising
87 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 38.8% rising
88 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 up 110.8% rising
89 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 71.7% falling
90 Czechia 0.0% 2016 volatile
90 Moldova 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the service 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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