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

Panama: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
64th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1998
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
25
1991–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Panama, 1991–2021

00.10.20.30.41991200620211991: 0.333 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.378 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.384 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.397 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.377 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.392 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.332 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.334 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.324 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.337 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.33 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.338 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.353 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.35 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.344 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.356 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.365 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.227 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.353 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.218 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.367 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.341 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.359 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.344 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.292 % 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 Panama is 0.3%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Panama peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.

Panama ranks 64th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Panama, 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 Panama, 1991 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1991 0.3%
1995 0.4% +13.5%
1997 0.4% +1.6%
1998 0.4% +3.3%
1999 0.4% -5.1%
2000 0.4% +4.0%
2001 0.3% -15.4%
2002 0.3% +0.7%
2003 0.3% -3.0%
2004 0.3% +3.9%
2005 0.3% -2.0%
2006 0.3% +2.5%
2007 0.4% +4.4%
2008 0.3% -0.9%
2009 0.3% -1.6%
2010 0.4% +3.4%
2011 0.4% +2.5%
2012 0.2% -37.8%
2013 0.4% +55.4%
2014 0.2% -38.3%
2015 0.4% +68.7%
2016 0.3% -7.0%
2017 0.4% +5.1%
2018 0.3% -4.0%
2021 0.3% -15.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Panama?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Panama was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
How does Panama rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Panama ranks 64th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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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