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

South Africa: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2006
All-time low
0.8%
in 2007
Years of data
20
1995–2020

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Africa, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.828 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.885 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.899 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.93 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.923 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.926 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.933 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.806 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.855 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.859 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.859 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.863 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.866 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.872 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.863 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.856 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.86 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.859 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.848 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.846 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.8% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Africa peaked at 0.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2007.

South Africa ranks 20th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Africa, 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 South Africa, 1995 to 2020.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1995 0.8%
2000 0.9% +6.9%
2001 0.9% +1.6%
2002 0.9% +3.4%
2003 0.9% -0.7%
2004 0.9% +0.3%
2006 0.9% +0.7%
2007 0.8% -13.5%
2008 0.9% +6.0%
2009 0.9% +0.5%
2010 0.9% -0.0%
2011 0.9% +0.4%
2013 0.9% +0.4%
2014 0.9% +0.6%
2015 0.9% -0.9%
2016 0.9% -0.9%
2017 0.9% +0.5%
2018 0.9% -0.1%
2019 0.8% -1.3%
2020 0.8% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 17 Finland 0.8% compare
  2. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  3. 19 Belgium 0.8% compare
  4. 21 Lithuania 0.8% compare
  5. 22 Latvia 0.8% compare
  6. 23 Hungary 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Africa?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Africa was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
How does South Africa rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
South Africa ranks 20th out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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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