Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Colombia
Colombia: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Colombia, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Colombia is 0.2%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Colombia peaked at 0.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1996.
Colombia ranks 48th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of employed population with low education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.1% | — |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +43.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 81% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Colombia 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 | +43.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 45 Thailand 0.2% compare
- 46 El Salvador 0.2% compare
- 47 United States 0.2% compare
- 49 Cyprus 0.2% compare
- 50 Luxembourg 0.2% compare
- 51 Kosovo 0.2% compare
- 51 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% compare
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Colombia?
- Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Colombia was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
- How does Colombia rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary?
- Colombia ranks 48th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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