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

Malawi: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
83rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1997
All-time low
0.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
1997–2019

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Malawi, 1997–2019

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.638 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.348 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.189 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.24 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.353 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.0% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Malawi peaked at 0.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.

That places Malawi 83rd out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Malawi, 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 Malawi, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1997 0.6%
2004 0.3% -45.5%
2010 0.2% -45.7%
2013 0.2% +27.0%
2016 0.4% +47.1%
2019 0.0% -100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.0% 0.4% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Malawi?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Malawi was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
How does Malawi rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Malawi ranks 83rd out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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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