Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in India
India: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.
Analysis
In 2019, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in India stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in India peaked at 0.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
India ranks 71st of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in India, year by year
| Year | % of employed population with high education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.6% | — |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in India?
- Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in India was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does India rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
- India ranks 71st out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
- Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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