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

Jordan: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 19.8%
World rank
18th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2005
All-time low
0.5%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Jordan, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.745 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.749 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.677 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.807 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.805 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.811 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.725 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.553 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.751 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.524 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.751 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.528 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.525 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.553 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.587 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.703 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Jordan is 0.7%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Jordan peaked at 0.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2009.

Jordan ranks 18th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Jordan, 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 Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2000 0.7%
2001 0.7% +0.6%
2002 0.7% -9.6%
2003 0.8% +19.1%
2004 0.8% -0.1%
2005 0.8% +0.7%
2006 0.7% -10.5%
2007 0.6% -23.8%
2008 0.8% +36.0%
2009 0.5% -30.3%
2010 0.8% +43.3%
2011 0.5% -29.7%
2012 0.5% -0.6%
2013 0.6% +5.3%
2014 0.6% +6.2%
2016 0.7% +19.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 15 Puerto Rico 0.7% compare
  2. 16 South Africa 0.7% compare
  3. 17 Malta 0.7% compare
  4. 19 Ireland 0.7% compare
  5. 20 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  6. 20 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

More reference data data for Jordan

All data for Jordan →

Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Jordan?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Jordan was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
How does Jordan rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Jordan ranks 18th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Jordan. Statizoid. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/non-agricultural-wage-employment-aged-15-64-primary-education-and-below-percent-of/jordan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/non-agricultural-wage-employment-aged-15-64-primary-education-and-below-percent-of/jordan/">Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Jordan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed