Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in United States of America

United States of America: Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
32nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2018
All-time low
0.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1970–2018

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in United States of America, 1970–2018

00.20.40.60.811970199420181970: 0.941 % of labor force with low education in working age1980: 0.908 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.866 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.893 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.92 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.914 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.932 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.941 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.96 % of labor force with low education in working age2017: 0.958 % of labor force with low education in working age2018: 0.968 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 1.0% for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in United States of America peaked at 1.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2010.

United States of America ranks 32nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in United States of America, 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 United States of America, 1970 to 2018.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1970 0.9%
1980 0.9% -3.5%
2010 0.9% -4.6%
2011 0.9% +3.1%
2012 0.9% +3.0%
2013 0.9% -0.6%
2014 0.9% +2.0%
2015 0.9% +0.9%
2016 1.0% +2.1%
2017 1.0% -0.2%
2018 1.0% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in United States of America?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in United States of America was 1.0% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
How does United States of America rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
United States of America ranks 32nd out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America 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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