Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
81
Highest
1.0%
Puerto Rico
Lowest
0.0%
Slovak Republic
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,074
What the numbers show
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Puerto Rico; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovak Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 320.5%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 61.5%).
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2013 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2016 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 4 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2018 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 0.4% | 2003 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 0.3% | 2016 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 7 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2019 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 10 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 11 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2017 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 12 | Korea | 0.3% | 2017 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Bolivia | 0.3% | 2017 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 14 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | down 45.5% | flat |
| 15 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2017 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 0.3% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 17 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2017 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 18 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2011 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 19 | Germany | 0.2% | 2011 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 20 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 21 | Tanzania | 0.2% | 2020 | up 320.5% | rising |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 25 | Palestine | 0.2% | 2008 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 26 | United States | 0.2% | 2018 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2016 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 30 | Panama | 0.2% | 2018 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2016 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 32 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2020 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 34 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 35 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2015 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 38 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2012 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 39 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 43 | Norway | 0.2% | 2016 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 45 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | up 136.2% | flat |
| 46 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2016 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 47 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 48 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2015 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 49 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2017 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 51 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 52 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2016 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 54 | Venezuela | 0.2% | 2006 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 55 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | up 70.9% | falling |
| 56 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 58 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 59 | Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 60 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 61 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 63 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2014 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 64 | Poland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 65 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 66 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 41.4% | falling |
| 67 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 30.0% | flat |
| 68 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 69 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 70 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 71 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 72 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 74 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 75 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2011 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 76 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Romania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 78 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 80 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 81 | Slovak Republic | 0.0% | 2016 | down 24.7% | volatile |