Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7%
Change on year
down 23.1%
World rank
102nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 2018
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Kazakhstan, 2001–2018

00.20.40.60.812001200920182001: 0.801 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.828 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.874 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.895 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.913 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.955 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.948 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.949 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.953 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.961 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.951 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.965 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.97 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.969 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.962 % of labor force with high education in working age2017: 0.957 % of labor force with high education in working age2018: 0.736 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2018, employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Kazakhstan stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2018.

That places Kazakhstan 102nd out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Kazakhstan, 2001 to 2018.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
2001 0.8%
2002 0.8% +3.4%
2003 0.9% +5.5%
2004 0.9% +2.5%
2005 0.9% +2.0%
2006 1.0% +4.6%
2007 0.9% -0.8%
2008 0.9% +0.2%
2009 1.0% +0.4%
2010 1.0% +0.9%
2011 1.0% -1.0%
2012 1.0% +1.4%
2014 1.0% +0.6%
2015 1.0% -0.2%
2016 1.0% -0.7%
2017 1.0% -0.6%
2018 0.7% -23.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 8

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 99 Greece 0.8% compare
  2. 100 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  3. 101 South Africa 0.8% compare
  4. 103 Albania 0.7% compare
  5. 104 Djibouti 0.7% compare
  6. 105 Georgia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Kazakhstan?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Kazakhstan was 0.7% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
How does Kazakhstan rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Kazakhstan ranks 102nd out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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