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

Türkiye: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
31st
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Türkiye, 2000–2019

00.20.40.60.82000200920192000: 0.71 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.714 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.723 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.715 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.715 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.723 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.735 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.746 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.751 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.742 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.752 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.759 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.766 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.771 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.778 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.781 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.781 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.774 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.778 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.777 % 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 2019, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Türkiye stood at 0.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Türkiye peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.

Türkiye ranks 31st of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
2000 0.7%
2001 0.7% +0.6%
2002 0.7% +1.3%
2003 0.7% -1.0%
2004 0.7% -0.1%
2005 0.7% +1.1%
2006 0.7% +1.7%
2007 0.7% +1.5%
2008 0.8% +0.7%
2009 0.7% -1.1%
2010 0.8% +1.3%
2011 0.8% +0.9%
2012 0.8% +0.9%
2013 0.8% +0.7%
2014 0.8% +0.9%
2015 0.8% +0.4%
2016 0.8% -0.1%
2017 0.8% -0.8%
2018 0.8% +0.4%
2019 0.8% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 28 Spain 0.8% compare
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  3. 30 Namibia 0.8% compare
  4. 32 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  5. 33 Korea 0.8% compare
  6. 34 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Türkiye?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Türkiye was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
How does Türkiye rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Türkiye ranks 31st out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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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