Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector) by country

Countries reporting
83
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.0%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
0.4%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,125

What the numbers show

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector) is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Namibia; the lowest is 0.0% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).

The median across all reporting countries is 0.4%, and the mean is 0.4%.

Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 1,229.0%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan (down 100.0%).

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Namibia 1.0% 2015 up 184.2% volatile
1 Hungary 1.0% 2016 up 38.7% rising
1 Netherlands 1.0% 2016 up 10.2% rising
1 Sweden 1.0% 2013 up 123.2% volatile
1 Estonia 1.0% 2016 up 20.8% rising
1 Germany 1.0% 2010 up 48.6% flat
1 Czechia 1.0% 2016 unchanged rising
1 Republic of Moldova 1.0% 2021 up 642.2% volatile
9 United States of America 1.0% 2018 up 0.0% rising
10 Denmark 1.0% 2016 rising
11 South Africa 0.9% 2020 down 1.3% rising
12 Rwanda 0.9% 2021 up 441.7% volatile
13 Jordan 0.8% 2016 up 41.2% rising
14 Chile 0.7% 2017 down 0.5% rising
15 Croatia 0.7% 2016 volatile
16 Spain 0.7% 2016 up 38.0% rising
17 Costa Rica 0.7% 2021 up 6.6% rising
18 Bulgaria 0.7% 2016 up 36.9% rising
19 France 0.7% 2016 up 68.4% rising
20 Mauritius 0.7% 2012 down 4.7% flat
21 Luxembourg 0.7% 2016 up 204.4% rising
22 Uruguay 0.6% 2021 up 16.4% falling
23 Puerto Rico 0.6% 2005 up 1.0% falling
24 Italy 0.6% 2016 up 14.0% rising
25 Sri Lanka 0.6% 2019 up 12.1% flat
26 Palestine, State of 0.6% 2017 up 356.7% volatile
27 Malta 0.5% 2016 up 351.0% volatile
28 Belize 0.5% 1999 up 4.5% rising
29 Mexico 0.5% 2020 up 17.6% rising
30 Tunisia 0.5% 2015 up 41.2% rising
31 El Salvador 0.5% 2017 up 4.1% flat
32 Portugal 0.5% 2016 up 80.9% rising
33 Guatemala 0.4% 2011 up 24.6% rising
34 Nicaragua 0.4% 2014 up 28.8% rising
35 Egypt 0.4% 2019 up 139.4% rising
36 Argentina 0.4% 2021 up 11.7% rising
37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% 2006 down 3.5% falling
38 Latvia 0.4% 2016 down 39.0% rising
39 Brazil 0.4% 2021 up 25.5% flat
40 Ecuador 0.4% 2021 down 6.7% flat
41 Iceland 0.4% 2013 down 37.7% falling
42 Philippines 0.4% 2019 up 28.0% rising
43 Colombia 0.4% 2021 down 3.2% falling
44 Honduras 0.4% 2017 up 6.1% flat
45 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 up 304.5% volatile
46 Belgium 0.3% 2003 up 128.6% volatile
47 Panama 0.3% 2021 down 0.8% falling
48 India 0.3% 2019 down 33.4% falling
49 Bangladesh 0.3% 2016 up 2.7% flat
50 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 up 15.4% rising
51 Cyprus 0.2% 2016 down 2.7% rising
52 Poland 0.2% 2019 up 65.5% rising
53 Armenia 0.2% 2020 up 313.4% volatile
54 Slovenia 0.2% 2013 up 254.1% volatile
55 Peru 0.2% 2021 up 19.5% rising
56 Dominican Republic 0.2% 2013 down 0.3% falling
57 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 1,229.0% volatile
58 Paraguay 0.1% 2017 up 6.1% flat
59 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 47.2% rising
60 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 15.5% rising
61 Türkiye 0.1% 2019 up 21.4% rising
62 Thailand 0.1% 2021 down 20.1% rising
63 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 58.6% rising
64 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 up 26.5% rising
65 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 down 7.3% flat
66 Nepal 0.1% 2014 down 36.4% falling
67 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 89.6% volatile
68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 down 30.4% falling
69 Greece 0.1% 2016 down 9.3% falling
70 Romania 0.0% 2016 up 105.5% volatile
71 Mongolia 0.0% 2016 up 508.7% volatile
72 Georgia 0.0% 2013 down 2.6% falling
73 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 86.7% volatile
74 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2020 volatile
75 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 59.8% volatile
76 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 up 51.5% flat
77 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 38.9% volatile
78 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 down 28.9% falling
79 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 38.5% rising
80 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 down 7.1% falling
81 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
81 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
81 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,125 data points, 1970–2021
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