Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Chile

Chile: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above was 0.2% in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
50th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2003
All-time low
0.1%
in 1992
Years of data
13
1990–2017

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Chile, 1990–2017

00.050.10.150.21990200320171990: 0.111 % of employed population with high education in working age1992: 0.092 % of employed population with high education in working age1994: 0.094 % of employed population with high education in working age1996: 0.129 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.159 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.121 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.177 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.149 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.153 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.166 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.153 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.157 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.161 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.2% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Chile peaked at 0.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.

Chile ranks 50th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Chile?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Chile was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
How does Chile rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above?
Chile ranks 50th out of 81 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
81 places, 1,074 data points, 1970–2021
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