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

Ghana: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3%
World rank
80th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.10.20.31991200320161991: 0.252 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.259 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.302 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.302 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.324 % 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 2016, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1991.

Ghana ranks 80th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana, 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 Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1991 0.3%
1998 0.3% +2.8%
2005 0.3% +16.6%
2012 0.3% -0.0%
2016 0.3% +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ghana ranks 80th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana 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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