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

Paraguay: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above was 0.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
15th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 1997
Years of data
19
1997–2017

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Paraguay, 1997–2017

00.10.20.31997200720171997: 0.207 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.224 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.251 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.258 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.269 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.27 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.235 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.23 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.257 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.233 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.243 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.229 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.217 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.265 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.266 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.257 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.229 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.282 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.266 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Paraguay is 0.3%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Paraguay peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1997.

Paraguay ranks 15th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2017.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1997 0.2%
1999 0.2% +8.1%
2001 0.3% +12.2%
2002 0.3% +2.7%
2003 0.3% +4.2%
2004 0.3% +0.7%
2005 0.2% -13.1%
2006 0.2% -2.2%
2007 0.3% +11.7%
2008 0.2% -9.2%
2009 0.2% +4.3%
2010 0.2% -6.0%
2011 0.2% -5.1%
2012 0.3% +22.3%
2013 0.3% +0.3%
2014 0.3% -3.3%
2015 0.2% -10.9%
2016 0.3% +22.9%
2017 0.3% -5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 8

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 12 Republic of Korea 0.3% compare
  2. 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  3. 14 Uganda 0.3% compare
  4. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
  5. 17 Ecuador 0.3% compare
  6. 18 Guatemala 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Paraguay?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Paraguay was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
How does Paraguay rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above?
Paraguay ranks 15th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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
82 places, 1,081 data points, 1970–2021
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