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

Philippines: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
46th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 2007
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.10.20.30.41997200820191997: 0.268 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.272 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.268 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.264 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.282 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.268 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.27 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.282 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.269 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.269 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.205 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.273 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.282 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.289 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.29 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.308 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.317 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.319 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.334 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.376 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.293 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.401 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.418 % 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 Philippines stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Philippines peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.

That places Philippines 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Philippines, 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 Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.3% +1.6%
1999 0.3% -1.3%
2000 0.3% -1.5%
2001 0.3% +6.6%
2002 0.3% -4.8%
2003 0.3% +0.6%
2004 0.3% +4.3%
2005 0.3% -4.4%
2006 0.3% -0.2%
2007 0.2% -23.7%
2008 0.3% +33.1%
2009 0.3% +3.2%
2010 0.3% +2.6%
2011 0.3% +0.1%
2012 0.3% +6.2%
2013 0.3% +3.0%
2014 0.3% +0.8%
2015 0.3% +4.6%
2016 0.4% +12.5%
2017 0.3% -22.1%
2018 0.4% +37.0%
2019 0.4% +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 43 Brazil 0.5% compare
  2. 44 Egypt 0.5% compare
  3. 45 Sweden 0.5% compare
  4. 47 Netherlands 0.4% compare
  5. 48 Belize 0.4%
  6. 49 Jamaica 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Philippines?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Philippines was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
How does Philippines rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Philippines ranks 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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