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

Poland: Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
71st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1998
All-time low
0.6%
in 2005
Years of data
21
1997–2019

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Poland, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.81997200820191997: 0.869 % of labor force with low education in working age1998: 0.899 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.877 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.829 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.812 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.793 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.78 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.791 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.608 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.664 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.725 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.808 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.84 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.788 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.764 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.749 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.727 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.744 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.767 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.787 % of labor force with low education in working age2019: 0.823 % 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 Poland is 0.8%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Poland peaked at 0.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.

That places Poland 71st out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Poland, 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 Poland, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1997 0.9%
1998 0.9% +3.5%
1999 0.9% -2.5%
2000 0.8% -5.4%
2001 0.8% -2.1%
2002 0.8% -2.3%
2003 0.8% -1.6%
2004 0.8% +1.4%
2005 0.6% -23.2%
2006 0.7% +9.2%
2007 0.7% +9.3%
2008 0.8% +11.4%
2009 0.8% +3.9%
2010 0.8% -6.2%
2011 0.8% -2.9%
2012 0.7% -2.0%
2013 0.7% -2.9%
2014 0.7% +2.3%
2015 0.8% +3.1%
2016 0.8% +2.5%
2019 0.8% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 68 Belgium 0.9% compare
  2. 69 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  3. 70 Norway 0.8% compare
  4. 72 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  5. 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
  6. 74 Namibia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Poland?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Poland was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
How does Poland rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Poland ranks 71st out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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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