Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana

Ghana: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.20.40.60.81991200320161991: 0.774 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.777 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.791 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.794 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.805 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.8% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1991.

Ghana ranks 3rd of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1991 0.8%
1998 0.8% +0.4%
2005 0.8% +1.8%
2012 0.8% +0.3%
2016 0.8% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 1 Madagascar 0.8% compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  3. 4 Zambia 0.8% compare
  4. 5 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7% compare
  5. 6 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ghana ranks 3rd out of 38 countries with data for 2016.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 449 data points, 1981–2021
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