Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
101
Highest
0.8%
Mongolia
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,424
What the numbers show
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) is currently reported for 101 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Mongolia; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.3%.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 271.4%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 100.0%).
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 0.4% | 2017 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 2 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2020 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 3 | Togo | 0.7% | 2018 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 4 | Zambia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 0.7% | 2014 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 6 | Guinea | 0.6% | 2018 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 7 | Bolivia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ghana | 0.6% | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 9 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 10 | Senegal | 0.6% | 2018 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 12 | Tanzania | 0.5% | 2020 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 13 | Niger | 0.5% | 2018 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2012 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 0.5% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 18 | Jamaica | 0.5% | 2002 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 19 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 21 | Panama | 0.5% | 2021 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 22 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 23 | Venezuela | 0.5% | 2006 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 0.5% | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 25 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 26 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 28 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2019 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 29 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 0.4% | 2018 | down 22.1% | flat |
| 31 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2012 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 32 | Serbia | 0.4% | 2018 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4% | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2021 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 36 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2019 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 37 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2014 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 39 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 40 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 41 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2019 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 42 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 43 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 46 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 48 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2019 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 49 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 50 | Albania | 0.3% | 2019 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 51 | Belize | 0.3% | 1999 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 52 | Turkey | 0.3% | 2019 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 2011 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 55 | Laos | 0.3% | 2018 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 57 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 58 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 59 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2017 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 61 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Palestine | 0.2% | 2017 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 63 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% | 2005 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 65 | South Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 66 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 108.0% | falling |
| 67 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 68 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 69 | Malta | 0.2% | 2016 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 70 | Malawi | 0.2% | 2019 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 72 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 73 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 74 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 76 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 70.7% | rising |
| 77 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 79 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 80 | United States | 0.1% | 2018 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 81 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 82 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 36.7% | flat |
| 83 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 84 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2013 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Poland | 0.0% | 2019 | down 84.3% | falling |
| 86 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 89 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Russia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2012 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.2%
- South Africa 0.1%