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

Nicaragua: Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
1.0%
World rank
34th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.8%
in 1993
Years of data
6
1993–2014

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua, 1993–2014

00.20.40.60.811993200320141993: 0.775 % of labor force with low education in working age1998: 0.873 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.879 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.957 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.939 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.966 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 1.0% for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1993.

Nicaragua ranks 34th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua, 1993 to 2014.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1993 0.8%
1998 0.9% +12.5%
2001 0.9% +0.8%
2005 1.0% +8.8%
2009 0.9% -1.8%
2014 1.0% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 3
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 31 Mexico 1.0% compare
  2. 32 United States of America 1.0% compare
  3. 33 Dominican Republic 1.0% compare
  4. 35 Ethiopia 1.0% compare
  5. 36 Honduras 1.0% compare
  6. 37 Philippines 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua was 1.0% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1993.
How does Nicaragua rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Nicaragua ranks 34th out of 107 countries with data for 2014.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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