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

Philippines: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
49th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2007
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.614 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.611 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.607 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.6 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.604 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.579 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.592 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.602 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.593 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.592 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.448 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.596 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.601 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.609 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.609 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.619 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.629 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.628 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.64 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.665 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.512 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.679 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.686 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines is 0.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2007.

Philippines ranks 49th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines, 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 Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1997 0.6%
1998 0.6% -0.4%
1999 0.6% -0.7%
2000 0.6% -1.1%
2001 0.6% +0.5%
2002 0.6% -4.1%
2003 0.6% +2.2%
2004 0.6% +1.7%
2005 0.6% -1.4%
2006 0.6% -0.2%
2007 0.4% -24.3%
2008 0.6% +33.1%
2009 0.6% +0.7%
2010 0.6% +1.4%
2011 0.6% -0.0%
2012 0.6% +1.7%
2013 0.6% +1.5%
2014 0.6% -0.1%
2015 0.6% +2.0%
2016 0.7% +3.9%
2017 0.5% -23.0%
2018 0.7% +32.7%
2019 0.7% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
How does Philippines rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Philippines ranks 49th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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