Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia

Colombia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
68th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1996
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.60.81996200820211996: 0.717 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.662 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.658 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.629 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.614 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.621 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.614 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.623 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.594 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.585 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.576 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.568 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.576 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.578 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.592 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.593 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.593 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.59 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.581 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.586 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.531 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.535 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia stood at 0.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia peaked at 0.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.

Colombia ranks 68th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1996 0.7%
1999 0.7% -7.6%
2000 0.7% -0.6%
2001 0.6% -4.5%
2002 0.6% -2.3%
2003 0.6% +1.0%
2004 0.6% -1.1%
2005 0.6% +1.4%
2008 0.6% -4.6%
2009 0.6% -1.5%
2010 0.6% -1.5%
2011 0.6% -1.4%
2012 0.6% +1.4%
2013 0.6% +0.2%
2014 0.6% +2.5%
2015 0.6% +0.3%
2016 0.6% -0.1%
2017 0.6% -0.5%
2018 0.6% -1.5%
2019 0.6% +0.8%
2020 0.5% -9.3%
2021 0.5% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

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  2. 66 Ethiopia 0.5% compare
  3. 67 Norway 0.5% compare
  4. 69 Sweden 0.5% compare
  5. 70 Cambodia 0.5% compare
  6. 71 India 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Colombia ranks 68th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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