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Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) by country

Countries reporting
103
Highest
0.5%
Zambia
Lowest
0.0%
Russian Federation
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,386

What the numbers show

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 0.5% in Zambia; the lowest is 0.0% in Russian Federation.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (up 165.1%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 100.0%).

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Zambia 0.5% 2015 down 28.4% falling
2 Togo 0.5% 2018 up 2.2% falling
3 Ghana 0.4% 2016 down 11.1% rising
4 Madagascar, Republic of 0.4% 2012 down 12.7% falling
5 Tanzania 0.4% 2020 up 7.7% falling
6 Guinea 0.4% 2018 up 3.2% rising
7 Bolivia 0.4% 2021 up 38.2% rising
8 Gambia, The 0.4% 2020 up 5.3% rising
9 Uganda 0.4% 2016 down 5.6% rising
10 Colombia 0.4% 2021 up 8.9% rising
11 Mozambique 0.3% 2014 down 31.3% volatile
12 Jamaica 0.3% 2002 up 16.5% rising
13 Armenia, Republic of 0.3% 2020 up 25.9% rising
14 Peru 0.3% 2021 up 14.7% rising
15 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 up 16.8% rising
16 Bangladesh 0.3% 2016 down 16.8% falling
17 India 0.3% 2019 down 5.7% flat
18 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 0.3% 2006 up 23.3% rising
19 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.3% 2021 down 7.3% rising
20 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 down 4.0% flat
21 Sri Lanka 0.3% 2019 up 4.1% rising
22 Panama 0.3% 2021 up 58.0% rising
23 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2013 up 5.1% rising
24 Georgia 0.3% 2020 down 11.9% volatile
25 Senegal 0.3% 2018 down 9.2% falling
26 Nepal 0.3% 2014 up 136.0% volatile
27 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 95.7% falling
28 Paraguay 0.2% 2021 up 22.7% falling
29 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 up 7.8% rising
30 Malawi 0.2% 2019 down 61.5% volatile
31 Nicaragua 0.2% 2014 up 5.5% rising
32 Indonesia 0.2% 2019 down 16.9% rising
33 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 up 165.1% volatile
34 Mongolia 0.2% 2021 down 20.5% falling
35 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 up 27.4% flat
36 Brazil 0.2% 2021 up 48.4% rising
37 Morocco 0.2% 2013 up 69.4% rising
38 Thailand 0.2% 2021 up 16.2% rising
39 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 23.8% rising
40 Philippines 0.2% 2019 down 11.7% falling
41 Niger 0.2% 2018 down 46.9% falling
42 Kyrgyz Republic 0.2% 2020 down 0.6% rising
43 Greece 0.2% 2016 up 22.0% rising
44 Honduras 0.2% 2019 up 8.8% rising
45 El Salvador 0.2% 2019 up 12.2% rising
46 Chile 0.2% 2017 up 15.0% falling
47 Albania 0.2% 2019 down 24.9% falling
48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% 2018 down 76.1% falling
49 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 up 9.4% rising
50 Italy 0.2% 2016 down 1.3% falling
51 Mexico 0.2% 2020 up 4.9% rising
52 Moldova, Republic of 0.1% 2021 down 53.0% rising
53 Guatemala 0.1% 2019 down 4.9% falling
54 Palestine 0.1% 2017 down 25.4% falling
55 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% 2011 up 15.1% volatile
56 Belgium 0.1% 2003 down 12.4% falling
57 Korea 0.1% 2017 down 15.4% falling
58 Belize 0.1% 1999 up 39.7% rising
59 Slovak Republic 0.1% 2016 up 83.5% rising
60 Mauritius 0.1% 2017 up 3.2% falling
61 Spain 0.1% 2016 up 25.5% falling
62 Czechia 0.1% 2016 down 1.4% falling
63 Romania 0.1% 2018 down 28.1% rising
64 Netherlands 0.1% 2016 up 43.8% rising
65 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.1% 2018 — volatile
66 Djibouti 0.1% 2017 up 125.0% rising
67 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 down 0.7% flat
68 Austria 0.1% 2003 down 0.3% flat
69 Namibia 0.1% 2015 down 52.8% rising
70 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 41.3% rising
71 United Kingdom 0.1% 2016 up 16.9% rising
72 Puerto Rico 0.1% 2005 up 20.2% rising
73 Türkiye 0.1% 2019 down 4.2% falling
74 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 15.6% falling
75 France 0.1% 2016 up 80.6% rising
76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% 2019 down 3.1% rising
77 Serbia, Republic of 0.1% 2018 down 15.7% volatile
78 Slovenia 0.1% 2016 up 55.6% falling
79 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 3.8% flat
80 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 39.9% falling
81 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 up 2.2% falling
82 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 up 9.6% falling
83 Latvia 0.1% 2016 up 64.4% falling
84 Portugal 0.1% 2016 up 5.4% flat
85 Malta 0.1% 2016 down 11.8% falling
86 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 14.2% falling
87 Jordan 0.1% 2016 down 13.4% rising
88 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 28.6% volatile
89 Iceland 0.1% 2015 down 19.9% falling
90 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.1% 2020 down 17.6% rising
91 Norway 0.1% 2016 up 12.9% rising
92 Sweden 0.1% 2016 up 8.2% rising
93 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 down 46.0% falling
94 Estonia 0.1% 2016 up 32.2% falling
95 Ukraine 0.1% 2014 up 18.2% rising
96 United States 0.1% 2018 down 40.3% falling
97 Croatia 0.1% 2016 up 5.5% flat
98 Montenegro 0.0% 2010 up 34.5% flat
99 Denmark 0.0% 2016 down 13.5% volatile
100 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 59.0% falling
101 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 down 8.4% falling
102 Belarus, Republic of 0.0% 2010 down 96.6% falling
103 Russian Federation 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,386 data points, 1970–2021
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