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

Ethiopia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
World rank
66th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2005
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
10
1995–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia, 1995–2021

00.20.40.60.81995200820211995: 0.589 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.709 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.548 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.711 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.523 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.523 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.595 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.479 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.548 % 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 Ethiopia stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia peaked at 0.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.

That places Ethiopia 66th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia, 1995 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1995 0.6%
1999 0.7% +20.3%
2000 0.0% -100.0%
2004 0.5%
2005 0.7% +29.6%
2010 0.5% -26.4%
2011 0.5% +0.0%
2013 0.6% +13.8%
2015 0.5% -19.6%
2021 0.5% +14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.0% 0.7% 3
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 4
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 63 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  2. 64 Nicaragua 0.6% compare
  3. 65 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
  4. 67 Norway 0.5% compare
  5. 68 Colombia 0.5% compare
  6. 69 Sweden 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
How does Ethiopia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ethiopia ranks 66th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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