Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in India

India: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
65th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1993
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.31983200120191983: 0.169 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.184 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.163 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.173 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.192 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.201 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.215 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.244 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.267 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.306 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.324 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.285 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in India stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in India peaked at 0.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1993.

India ranks 65th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in India, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1983 0.2%
1987 0.2% +8.8%
1993 0.2% -11.6%
1999 0.2% +6.4%
2004 0.2% +10.9%
2005 0.2% +4.7%
2007 0.2% +6.8%
2009 0.2% +13.6%
2011 0.3% +9.5%
2017 0.3% +14.8%
2018 0.3% +5.8%
2019 0.3% -12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in India?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
How does India rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and?
India ranks 65th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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