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

Uganda: Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
World rank
29th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1992
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
8
1992–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uganda, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.811992200420161992: 1 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.979 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.946 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.956 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.984 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.968 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.957 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.94 % of labor force with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uganda peaked at 1.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

That places Uganda 29th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Uganda, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1992 1.0%
1999 1.0% -2.1%
2002 0.9% -3.3%
2005 1.0% +1.0%
2009 1.0% +3.0%
2010 1.0% -1.6%
2012 1.0% -1.2%
2016 0.9% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 3
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 3

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 26 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  2. 27 Indonesia 0.9% compare
  3. 28 Peru 0.9% compare
  4. 30 Dominican Republic 0.9% compare
  5. 31 Nigeria 0.9% compare
  6. 32 Poland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uganda?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uganda was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1992.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Uganda rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Uganda ranks 29th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda 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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