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

India: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
48th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2009
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.30.41983200120191983: 0.369 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1987: 0.385 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1993: 0.389 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1999: 0.418 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2004: 0.356 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.374 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.408 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.428 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.371 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2017: 0.301 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2018: 0.291 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2019: 0.285 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in India stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in India peaked at 0.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.

That places India 48th out of 83 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in India, 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 India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector Change
1983 0.4%
1987 0.4% +4.3%
1993 0.4% +1.1%
1999 0.4% +7.3%
2004 0.4% -14.8%
2005 0.4% +4.9%
2007 0.4% +9.2%
2009 0.4% +4.9%
2011 0.4% -13.3%
2017 0.3% -18.9%
2018 0.3% -3.6%
2019 0.3% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in India?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does India rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and?
India ranks 48th out of 83 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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 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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