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

Ireland: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
60th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2005
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
10
2004–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Ireland, 2004–2016

0.040.060.080.10.120.142004201020162004: 0.092 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.135 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.133 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.05 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2008: 0.041 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.103 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.125 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.127 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.099 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.112 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.1% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Ireland peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.

Ireland ranks 60th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Ireland, 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 Ireland, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector Change
2004 0.1%
2005 0.1% +47.2%
2006 0.1% -1.6%
2007 0.1% -62.4%
2008 0.0% -17.3%
2009 0.1% +147.8%
2013 0.1% +21.8%
2014 0.1% +1.9%
2015 0.1% -22.3%
2016 0.1% +13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 57 Gambia 0.1% compare
  2. 58 Paraguay 0.1% compare
  3. 59 Jamaica 0.1%
  4. 61 Türkiye 0.1% compare
  5. 62 Thailand 0.1% compare
  6. 63 Uganda 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Ireland?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Ireland was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
How does Ireland rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Ireland ranks 60th out of 83 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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