Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Ireland
Ireland: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Ireland, 1983–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.4% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in 2016.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Ireland peaked at 0.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1985.
That places Ireland 12th out of 81 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of employed population with low education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.1% | — |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +61.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -44.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +94.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -43.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +104.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +104.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1987 | +94.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Ireland?
- Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Ireland was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1985.
- How does Ireland rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary?
- Ireland ranks 12th out of 81 countries with data for 2016.
- Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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