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

Moldova: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 822.3%
World rank
3rd
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
17
1998–2021

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Moldova, 1998–2021

00.20.40.61998200920211998: 0.507 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.557 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.678 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.513 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.649 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.575 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.616 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.368 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.651 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.639 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.448 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.51 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.53 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.531 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.59 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.069 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.634 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Moldova stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of up 822.3% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Moldova peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

Moldova ranks 3rd of 81 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Moldova, 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 Moldova, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1998 0.5% —
1999 0.6% +9.9%
2000 0.7% +21.6%
2001 0.5% -24.4%
2002 0.6% +26.6%
2003 0.6% -11.4%
2004 0.6% +7.2%
2005 0.4% -40.2%
2006 0.7% +76.7%
2007 0.6% -1.9%
2008 0.4% -29.9%
2009 0.5% +13.9%
2010 0.5% +3.9%
2011 0.5% +0.2%
2012 0.6% +11.1%
2019 0.1% -88.4%
2021 0.6% +822.3%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 2.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Moldova 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +822.3% 0.1% 0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.1% 0.6% 4
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 1 Puerto Rico 1.0% compare
  2. 2 Georgia 0.8% compare
  3. 4 Uganda 0.5% compare
  4. 5 Peru 0.5% compare
  5. 6 Panama 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Moldova?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Moldova was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Moldova rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary?
Moldova ranks 3rd out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova 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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