Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay

Paraguay: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
25th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2007
All-time low
0.4%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.479 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.475 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.494 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.493 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.515 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.531 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.626 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.598 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.655 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.487 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.502 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.548 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.501 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.577 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.472 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.484 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.454 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.465 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.468 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.457 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.446 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.473 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.453 % 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 2021, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay stood at 0.5%.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay peaked at 0.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.

That places Paraguay 25th out of 103 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1997 0.5%
1999 0.5% -0.7%
2001 0.5% +3.9%
2002 0.5% -0.3%
2003 0.5% +4.7%
2004 0.5% +3.0%
2005 0.6% +18.0%
2006 0.6% -4.5%
2007 0.7% +9.5%
2008 0.5% -25.7%
2009 0.5% +3.2%
2010 0.5% +9.2%
2011 0.5% -8.7%
2012 0.6% +15.3%
2013 0.5% -18.3%
2014 0.5% +2.6%
2015 0.5% -6.1%
2016 0.5% +2.4%
2017 0.5% +0.6%
2018 0.5% -2.4%
2019 0.4% -2.2%
2020 0.5% +6.0%
2021 0.5% -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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  3. 24 Kenya 0.5% compare
  4. 26 Georgia 0.4% compare
  5. 27 Ecuador 0.4% compare
  6. 28 Indonesia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
How does Paraguay rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Paraguay ranks 25th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, 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
Self-employed workers, 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
103 places, 1,424 data points, 1970–2021
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