Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
18th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.4%
in 2002
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.812002200920162002: 0.42 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2004: 0.501 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.547 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.528 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.767 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2010: 0.744 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.912 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.87 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.845 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.799 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.744 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.722 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.7% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in 2016.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.

Bulgaria ranks 18th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector) in Bulgaria, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector Change
2002 0.4%
2004 0.5% +19.4%
2005 0.5% +9.1%
2006 0.5% -3.5%
2009 0.8% +45.3%
2010 0.7% -3.0%
2011 0.9% +22.6%
2012 0.9% -4.5%
2013 0.8% -2.9%
2014 0.8% -5.5%
2015 0.7% -6.8%
2016 0.7% -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.8% 5
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 15 Croatia 0.7% compare
  2. 16 Spain 0.7% compare
  3. 17 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  4. 19 France 0.7% compare
  5. 20 Mauritius 0.7% compare
  6. 21 Luxembourg 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Bulgaria?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Bulgaria was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
How does Bulgaria rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 83 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low 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, 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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