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

Türkiye: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
40th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 2001
Years of data
20
2000–2019

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

00.10.20.30.40.52000200920192000: 0.351 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.329 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.343 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.346 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.398 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.416 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.429 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.443 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.442 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.425 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.425 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.423 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.429 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.438 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.469 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.474 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.484 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.48 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.488 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.491 % 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 Türkiye is 0.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Türkiye peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.

That places Türkiye 40th 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 20 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2000 0.4%
2001 0.3% -6.5%
2002 0.3% +4.3%
2003 0.3% +0.8%
2004 0.4% +15.2%
2005 0.4% +4.6%
2006 0.4% +3.1%
2007 0.4% +3.1%
2008 0.4% -0.2%
2009 0.4% -3.8%
2010 0.4% +0.1%
2011 0.4% -0.6%
2012 0.4% +1.5%
2013 0.4% +2.2%
2014 0.5% +7.0%
2015 0.5% +1.1%
2016 0.5% +2.0%
2017 0.5% -0.7%
2018 0.5% +1.6%
2019 0.5% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Türkiye?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Türkiye was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
How does Türkiye rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Türkiye ranks 40th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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, 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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