Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
World rank
12th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1999
Years of data
10
1995–2021

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia, 1995–2021

00.050.10.151995200820211995: 0.139 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.062 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.071 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.127 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.086 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.147 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.147 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.15 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.143 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.156 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia is 0.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.

That places Ethiopia 12th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Ethiopia, 1995 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1995 0.1%
1999 0.1% -55.6%
2000 0.1% +14.6%
2004 0.1% +80.3%
2005 0.1% -32.4%
2010 0.1% +71.1%
2011 0.1% +0.0%
2013 0.1% +1.6%
2015 0.1% -4.8%
2021 0.2% +9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 9 Tanzania 0.2% compare
  2. 10 Georgia 0.2% compare
  3. 11 Cambodia 0.2% compare
  4. 13 Mozambique 0.2% compare
  5. 14 Ecuador 0.1% compare
  6. 15 India 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
How does Ethiopia rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ethiopia ranks 12th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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