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

Spain: Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
97th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2001
All-time low
0.5%
in 2013
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.838 % of labor force with low education in working age1993: 0.794 % of labor force with low education in working age1994: 0.776 % of labor force with low education in working age1995: 0.791 % of labor force with low education in working age1996: 0.796 % of labor force with low education in working age1997: 0.809 % of labor force with low education in working age1998: 0.816 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.844 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.849 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.89 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.879 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.877 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.79 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.828 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.833 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.833 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.816 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.683 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.663 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.632 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.56 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.509 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.569 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.581 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.584 % 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 Spain is 0.6%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.

Spain ranks 97th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain, 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 Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% -5.2%
1994 0.8% -2.3%
1995 0.8% +1.9%
1996 0.8% +0.6%
1997 0.8% +1.7%
1998 0.8% +0.8%
1999 0.8% +3.5%
2000 0.8% +0.6%
2001 0.9% +4.7%
2002 0.9% -1.1%
2003 0.9% -0.3%
2004 0.8% -9.9%
2005 0.8% +4.8%
2006 0.8% +0.7%
2007 0.8% -0.1%
2008 0.8% -2.0%
2009 0.7% -16.4%
2010 0.7% -2.9%
2011 0.6% -4.6%
2012 0.6% -11.4%
2013 0.5% -9.1%
2014 0.6% +11.7%
2015 0.6% +2.2%
2016 0.6% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
How does Spain rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Spain ranks 97th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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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