Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 38 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2016
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2005–2016

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh, 2005–2016

00.20.40.60.812005201020162005: 0.774 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.799 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.639 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.985 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.989 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 1.0% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.

Bangladesh ranks 2nd of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2005 0.8%
2010 0.8% +3.2%
2013 0.6% -20.0%
2015 1.0% +54.1%
2016 1.0% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2010s 0.9% 0.6% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 1 Zambia 1.0% compare
  2. 3 Madagascar 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Ghana 1.0% compare
  4. 5 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
How does Bangladesh rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2016.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low 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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