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

Colombia: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2002
All-time low
0.7%
in 2001
Years of data
21
1996–2021

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.60.81996200820211996: 0.78 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.786 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.722 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.853 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.843 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.842 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.832 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.817 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.827 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.833 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.829 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.823 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.817 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.811 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.809 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.806 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.805 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.808 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.805 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.828 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.83 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia peaked at 0.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2001.

That places Colombia 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1996 0.8% —
1999 0.8% +0.8%
2001 0.7% -8.2%
2002 0.9% +18.2%
2003 0.8% -1.1%
2004 0.8% -0.2%
2005 0.8% -1.1%
2008 0.8% -1.8%
2009 0.8% +1.2%
2010 0.8% +0.7%
2011 0.8% -0.5%
2012 0.8% -0.7%
2013 0.8% -0.7%
2014 0.8% -0.7%
2015 0.8% -0.3%
2016 0.8% -0.3%
2017 0.8% -0.1%
2018 0.8% +0.3%
2019 0.8% -0.4%
2020 0.8% +2.9%
2021 0.8% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 7
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 14 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
  2. 15 Gambia 0.8% compare
  3. 16 El Salvador 0.8% compare
  4. 18 Egypt 0.8% compare
  5. 19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8% compare
  6. 20 Dominican Republic 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
How does Colombia rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Colombia ranks 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2021.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Colombia 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
Last refreshed