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

Panama: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above was 0.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
30th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2018
All-time low
0.1%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1991–2018

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Panama, 1991–2018

00.050.10.150.21991200420181991: 0.135 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.148 % of employed population with high education in working age1997: 0.134 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.151 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.15 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.15 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.141 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.177 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.173 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.191 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.204 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.189 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.182 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.184 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.182 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.168 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.15 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.207 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.166 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.179 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.192 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.212 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.2% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Panama peaked at 0.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1997.

That places Panama 30th out of 81 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Panama?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Panama was 0.2% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1997.
How does Panama rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above?
Panama ranks 30th out of 81 countries with data for 2018.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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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