Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines

Philippines: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
71st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2001
All-time low
0.0%
in 2018
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.020.040.060.080.11997200820191997: 0.066 % of labor force with low education in working age1998: 0.068 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.069 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.073 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.092 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.085 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.087 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.053 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.05 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.051 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.048 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.045 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.045 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.046 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.041 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.043 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.044 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.041 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.039 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.04 % of labor force with low education in working age2017: 0.039 % of labor force with low education in working age2018: 0.037 % of labor force with low education in working age2019: 0.039 % of labor force with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with low education in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines stood at 0.0%.

The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.

That places Philippines 71st out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.1% +3.0%
1999 0.1% +1.6%
2000 0.1% +5.1%
2001 0.1% +26.7%
2002 0.1% -8.2%
2003 0.1% +2.4%
2004 0.1% -39.2%
2005 0.0% -5.3%
2006 0.1% +1.6%
2007 0.0% -6.2%
2008 0.0% -4.8%
2009 0.0% -0.8%
2010 0.0% +2.6%
2011 0.0% -10.3%
2012 0.0% +4.7%
2013 0.0% +2.5%
2014 0.0% -6.8%
2015 0.0% -6.4%
2016 0.0% +2.4%
2017 0.0% -2.7%
2018 0.0% -5.1%
2019 0.0% +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
How does Philippines rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Philippines ranks 71st out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,474 data points, 1970–2021
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