Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia

Colombia: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
10th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.10.20.30.41996200820211996: 0.201 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.252 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.257 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.268 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.272 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.27 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.274 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.267 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.309 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.314 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.325 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.334 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.326 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.329 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.321 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.32 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.325 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.326 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.336 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.334 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.354 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.364 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia is 0.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia peaked at 0.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1996.

Colombia ranks 10th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1996 0.2%
1999 0.3% +25.3%
2000 0.3% +2.1%
2001 0.3% +4.1%
2002 0.3% +1.9%
2003 0.3% -0.9%
2004 0.3% +1.4%
2005 0.3% -2.5%
2008 0.3% +15.5%
2009 0.3% +1.9%
2010 0.3% +3.5%
2011 0.3% +2.8%
2012 0.3% -2.6%
2013 0.3% +1.1%
2014 0.3% -2.5%
2015 0.3% -0.3%
2016 0.3% +1.5%
2017 0.3% +0.4%
2018 0.3% +3.1%
2019 0.3% -0.8%
2020 0.4% +6.2%
2021 0.4% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 8
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  2. 8 Gambia 0.4% compare
  3. 9 Uganda 0.4% compare
  4. 11 Mozambique 0.3% compare
  5. 12 Jamaica 0.3% compare
  6. 13 Armenia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Colombia ranks 10th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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