Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy

Italy: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 20.9%
World rank
25th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy, 1998–2016

00.20.40.61998200720161998: 0.401 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector1999: 0.406 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2000: 0.418 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2001: 0.411 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2002: 0.412 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2003: 0.419 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2004: 0.49 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.491 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.539 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.519 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2008: 0.535 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.467 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2010: 0.476 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.531 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.521 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.481 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.426 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.462 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.559 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy is 0.6%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.

Italy ranks 25th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector) in Italy, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector Change
1998 0.4%
1999 0.4% +1.1%
2000 0.4% +3.0%
2001 0.4% -1.7%
2002 0.4% +0.3%
2003 0.4% +1.7%
2004 0.5% +16.9%
2005 0.5% +0.3%
2006 0.5% +9.8%
2007 0.5% -3.8%
2008 0.5% +3.1%
2009 0.5% -12.8%
2010 0.5% +2.1%
2011 0.5% +11.5%
2012 0.5% -2.0%
2013 0.5% -7.7%
2014 0.4% -11.3%
2015 0.5% +8.5%
2016 0.6% +20.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 22 Palestine, State of 0.6% compare
  2. 23 Latvia 0.6% compare
  3. 24 Denmark 0.6% compare
  4. 26 Hungary 0.5% compare
  5. 27 France 0.5% compare
  6. 28 Norway 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Italy was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
How does Italy rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Italy ranks 25th out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,194 data points, 1970–2021
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