Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
103
Highest
0.9%
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
0.4%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,424
What the numbers show
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Lao People's Democratic Republic; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4%, and the mean is 0.4%.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 363.4%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 100.0%).
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% | 2018 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 2 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2019 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 3 | Togo | 0.9% | 2018 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 4 | Guinea | 0.9% | 2018 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 0.9% | 2015 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 6 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.9% | 2012 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.9% | 2021 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 8 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.9% | 2014 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9% | 2020 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 11 | Niger | 0.8% | 2018 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 12 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 13 | Nepal | 0.8% | 2014 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2016 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 15 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 16 | Bolivia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 17 | Peru | 0.7% | 2021 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 18 | Senegal | 0.7% | 2018 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 19 | Gambia, The | 0.7% | 2020 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 20 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 23 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.6% | 2020 | up 171.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 26 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2012 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 27 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 28 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2021 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 0.6% | 2016 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2013 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 31 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 32 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.6% | 2018 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2016 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 34 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 35 | Jamaica | 0.5% | 2002 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 0.5% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0.5% | 2006 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2014 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 39 | Romania | 0.5% | 2018 | down 41.7% | flat |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5% | 2019 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 41 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 42 | Kenya | 0.5% | 2019 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 43 | Türkiye | 0.4% | 2019 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 44 | Djibouti | 0.4% | 2017 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 45 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 46 | El Salvador | 0.4% | 2019 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 47 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 48 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2019 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 49 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.4% | 2020 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 50 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.4% | 2020 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 51 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2021 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 52 | Korea | 0.4% | 2017 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 54 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 55 | Belize | 0.3% | 1999 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 56 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 57 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 58 | Montenegro | 0.3% | 2010 | up 363.4% | rising |
| 59 | Kosovo | 0.3% | 2017 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 60 | Albania | 0.3% | 2019 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 2011 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 63 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.3% | 2019 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 64 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 65 | Palestine, State of | 0.3% | 2017 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 66 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 67 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 94.7% | falling |
| 68 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 69 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 70 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% | 2005 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 72 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 74 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 75 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 76 | Malta | 0.2% | 2016 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 77 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 78 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 81 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 82 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 83 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 84 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 85 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 86 | United States | 0.1% | 2018 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 87 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 33.4% | falling |
| 88 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 89 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2013 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 93 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Russia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Slovak Republic | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |