Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
81
Highest
1.0%
Puerto Rico
Lowest
0.0%
United Kingdom
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,116
What the numbers show
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low 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 United Kingdom.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.3%.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 761.2%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 100.0%).
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2013 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 3 | Moldova | 0.6% | 2021 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 4 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | down 28.5% | flat |
| 5 | Peru | 0.5% | 2016 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 6 | Panama | 0.5% | 2018 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 7 | Rwanda | 0.5% | 2021 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 0.5% | 2016 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 9 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 10 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2017 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2019 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 12 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2016 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 13 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2017 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 0.4% | 2003 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 0.4% | 2011 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 16 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2016 | up 761.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Tanzania | 0.4% | 2020 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2018 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 19 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2019 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 0.3% | 2016 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2017 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 23 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 19.3% | flat |
| 24 | Albania | 0.3% | 2019 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 25 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2011 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 0.3% | 2016 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2016 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 28 | Iceland | 0.3% | 2015 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 0.3% | 2016 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 30 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2018 | up 129.3% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 0.3% | 2016 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 33 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2015 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 35 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 36 | South Korea | 0.3% | 2017 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2013 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 38 | Bolivia | 0.3% | 2017 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 39 | France | 0.3% | 2016 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2020 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 41 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | up 63.2% | falling |
| 42 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 43 | Palestine | 0.3% | 2008 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2012 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 45 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 46 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2017 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 47 | United States | 0.2% | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 49 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 51 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2014 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 51 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2014 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 53 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 54 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 83.8% | falling |
| 55 | Norway | 0.2% | 2016 | down 40.9% | flat |
| 56 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 57 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2016 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 59 | Turkey | 0.2% | 2019 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 60 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 61 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 62 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 63 | Venezuela | 0.2% | 2006 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 64 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 65 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2020 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 67 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 68 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 69 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2011 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 70 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 71 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Poland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 73 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 74 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 75 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2013 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |