Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark

Denmark: Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
64th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2006
All-time low
0.4%
in 2010
Years of data
16
1991–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark, 1991–2016

00.20.40.60.811991200320161991: 0.899 % of labor force with low education in working age1992: 0.909 % of labor force with low education in working age1993: 0.889 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.898 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.857 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.943 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.69 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.785 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.461 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.439 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.782 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.865 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.69 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.793 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.836 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.871 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark peaked at 0.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.

Denmark ranks 64th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) in Denmark, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1991 0.9%
1992 0.9% +1.1%
1993 0.9% -2.2%
2004 0.9% +1.0%
2005 0.9% -4.6%
2006 0.9% +10.1%
2007 0.7% -26.8%
2008 0.8% +13.7%
2009 0.5% -41.3%
2010 0.4% -4.7%
2011 0.8% +78.1%
2012 0.9% +10.6%
2013 0.7% -20.3%
2014 0.8% +15.0%
2015 0.8% +5.4%
2016 0.9% +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.5% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.4% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 61 Colombia 0.9% compare
  2. 62 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  3. 63 Turkey 0.9% compare
  4. 65 Belarus 0.9% compare
  5. 66 Serbia 0.9% compare
  6. 67 Brazil 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
How does Denmark rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Denmark ranks 64th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,474 data points, 1970–2021
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