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

Greece: Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
85th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2008
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
14
1984–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece, 1984–2016

00.20.40.60.811984200020161984: 0.905 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.911 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.911 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.905 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.909 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.924 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.909 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.87 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.763 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.746 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.709 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.713 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.71 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.719 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece is 0.7%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece peaked at 0.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.

Greece ranks 85th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece, 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 Greece, 1984 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1984 0.9%
2004 0.9% +0.6%
2005 0.9% +0.0%
2006 0.9% -0.6%
2007 0.9% +0.4%
2008 0.9% +1.7%
2009 0.9% -1.7%
2010 0.9% -4.2%
2011 0.8% -12.3%
2012 0.7% -2.2%
2013 0.7% -5.0%
2014 0.7% +0.6%
2015 0.7% -0.5%
2016 0.7% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 82 Djibouti 0.7% compare
  2. 83 Sweden 0.7% compare
  3. 84 Montenegro 0.7% compare
  4. 86 Albania 0.7% compare
  5. 87 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  6. 88 Lithuania 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Greece rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Greece ranks 85th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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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