Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Belgium
Belgium: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary was 0.4% in 2003. ▲ Rising
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Belgium, 1985–2003
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.4% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in 2003.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Belgium peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1985.
That places Belgium 14th out of 81 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of employed population with low education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +18.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +28.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +63.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +63.9% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Belgium?
- Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Belgium was 0.4% in 2003, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
- How does Belgium rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 81 countries with data for 2003.
- Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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