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

Pakistan: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
6th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2020
All-time low
0.9%
in 2007
Years of data
10
2007–2020

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 0.884 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.925 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.912 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.91 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.92 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.929 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.929 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.936 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.946 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.956 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 1.0% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2007.

Pakistan ranks 6th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan, 2007 to 2020.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2007 0.9%
2008 0.9% +4.6%
2009 0.9% -1.4%
2010 0.9% -0.3%
2012 0.9% +1.2%
2013 0.9% +0.9%
2014 0.9% +0.0%
2017 0.9% +0.8%
2018 0.9% +1.1%
2020 1.0% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 3 Madagascar 1.0% compare
  2. 4 Ghana 1.0% compare
  3. 5 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
  4. 7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% compare
  5. 8 Peru 0.9% compare
  6. 9 Guatemala 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan was 1.0% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
How does Pakistan rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Pakistan ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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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