Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India

India: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 36.1%
World rank
22nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2004
All-time low
0.1%
in 1987
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.31983200120191983: 0.18 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.125 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.233 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.225 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.25 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.231 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.206 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.183 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.184 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.149 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.139 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.19 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.2% for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019.

That represents a change of up 36.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India peaked at 0.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1987.

That places India 22nd out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1983 0.2%
1987 0.1% -30.8%
1993 0.2% +86.4%
1999 0.2% -3.2%
2004 0.3% +10.9%
2005 0.2% -7.5%
2007 0.2% -11.0%
2009 0.2% -11.1%
2011 0.2% +0.7%
2017 0.1% -19.2%
2018 0.1% -6.4%
2019 0.2% +36.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 4

Countries ranked near India

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  5. 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% compare
  6. 25 Serbia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1987.
How does India rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
India ranks 22nd out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unpaid workers, 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
Unpaid workers, 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
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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