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

Netherlands: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
73rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2003
All-time low
0.4%
in 2013
Years of data
18
1999–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.81999200720161999: 0.841 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.831 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.836 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.801 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.853 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.837 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.44 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.448 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.443 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.44 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.429 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.424 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.423 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.419 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.415 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.424 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.427 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.449 % 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 Netherlands stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.

Netherlands ranks 73rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1999 0.8%
2000 0.8% -1.1%
2001 0.8% +0.5%
2002 0.8% -4.2%
2003 0.9% +6.6%
2004 0.8% -1.9%
2005 0.4% -47.4%
2006 0.4% +1.7%
2007 0.4% -1.2%
2008 0.4% -0.6%
2009 0.4% -2.6%
2010 0.4% -1.2%
2011 0.4% -0.2%
2012 0.4% -1.0%
2013 0.4% -0.8%
2014 0.4% +2.1%
2015 0.4% +0.6%
2016 0.4% +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
How does Netherlands rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Netherlands ranks 73rd out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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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