Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.6%
in 2002
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.811998200720171998: 0.836 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.885 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.888 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.715 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.595 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.65 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.705 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.711 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.719 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.763 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.697 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.834 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.884 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.836 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.91 % of labor force with low education in working age2017: 0.91 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.

Palestine, State of ranks 55th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Palestine, State of, 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 Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.9% +5.8%
2000 0.9% +0.3%
2001 0.7% -19.5%
2002 0.6% -16.8%
2003 0.7% +9.4%
2004 0.7% +8.3%
2005 0.7% +1.0%
2006 0.7% +1.1%
2007 0.8% +6.1%
2008 0.7% -8.7%
2009 0.8% +19.7%
2010 0.9% +6.0%
2011 0.8% -5.4%
2016 0.9% +8.8%
2017 0.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 52 Argentina 0.9% compare
  2. 53 Morocco 0.9% compare
  3. 54 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9% compare
  4. 56 Costa Rica 0.9% compare
  5. 57 Belize 0.9%
  6. 58 Jamaica 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Palestine, State of?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Palestine, State of was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
How does Palestine, State of rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Palestine, State of ranks 55th out of 107 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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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