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

Panama: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
55th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1995
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
25
1991–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama, 1991–2021

00.20.40.60.81991200620211991: 0.757 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.757 % of employed population with high education in working age1997: 0.751 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.756 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.748 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.746 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.737 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.715 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.706 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.709 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.706 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.711 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.729 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.732 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.72 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.732 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.749 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.693 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.749 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.689 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.723 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.708 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.712 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.688 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.629 % 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 Panama stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama peaked at 0.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.

Panama ranks 55th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama, 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 Panama, 1991 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1991 0.8%
1995 0.8% +0.1%
1997 0.8% -0.8%
1998 0.8% +0.6%
1999 0.7% -1.0%
2000 0.7% -0.3%
2001 0.7% -1.2%
2002 0.7% -3.0%
2003 0.7% -1.2%
2004 0.7% +0.3%
2005 0.7% -0.4%
2006 0.7% +0.8%
2007 0.7% +2.5%
2008 0.7% +0.5%
2009 0.7% -1.7%
2010 0.7% +1.8%
2011 0.7% +2.3%
2012 0.7% -7.5%
2013 0.7% +8.0%
2014 0.7% -7.9%
2015 0.7% +4.9%
2016 0.7% -2.1%
2017 0.7% +0.7%
2018 0.7% -3.4%
2021 0.6% -8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1995.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Panama ranks 55th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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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