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

Chile: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
56th
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, primary in Chile, 1990–2017

00.050.10.150.20.251990200320171990: 0.121 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.1 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.108 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.17 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.197 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.138 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.238 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.176 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.2 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.212 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.191 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.196 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.199 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

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

Chile ranks 56th 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.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Chile, 1990 to 2017.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1990 0.1% —
1992 0.1% -17.3%
1994 0.1% +8.3%
1996 0.2% +56.7%
1998 0.2% +16.2%
2000 0.1% -30.3%
2003 0.2% +73.1%
2006 0.2% -26.0%
2009 0.2% +13.3%
2011 0.2% +6.0%
2013 0.2% -9.6%
2015 0.2% +2.2%
2017 0.2% +1.6%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 85% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 70% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 53 Belize 0.2% compare
  2. 54 Spain 0.2% compare
  3. 55 Norway 0.2% compare
  4. 57 Namibia 0.2% compare
  5. 58 Bangladesh 0.2% compare
  6. 59 Turkey 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Chile?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary 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, primary 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, primary 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, primary?
Chile ranks 56th out of 81 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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, 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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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,116 data points, 1970–2021
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