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

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

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
24th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 1997
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Italy, 1992–2016

00.20.40.61992200420161992: 0.453 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1993: 0.409 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1994: 0.404 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1995: 0.407 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1996: 0.41 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1997: 0.386 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1998: 0.387 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1999: 0.389 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2000: 0.387 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2001: 0.408 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2002: 0.439 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2003: 0.439 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2004: 0.505 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.526 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.518 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.44 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2008: 0.474 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.428 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2010: 0.457 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.5 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.527 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.473 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.574 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.528 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.59 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Italy is 0.6%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Italy peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1997.

Italy ranks 24th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Year % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector Change
1992 0.5% —
1993 0.4% -9.8%
1994 0.4% -1.1%
1995 0.4% +0.6%
1996 0.4% +0.8%
1997 0.4% -5.9%
1998 0.4% +0.4%
1999 0.4% +0.4%
2000 0.4% -0.4%
2001 0.4% +5.3%
2002 0.4% +7.8%
2003 0.4% +0.0%
2004 0.5% +14.9%
2005 0.5% +4.3%
2006 0.5% -1.6%
2007 0.4% -15.1%
2008 0.5% +7.7%
2009 0.4% -9.8%
2010 0.5% +6.9%
2011 0.5% +9.4%
2012 0.5% +5.4%
2013 0.5% -10.1%
2014 0.6% +21.3%
2015 0.5% -8.0%
2016 0.6% +11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 8
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 21 Luxembourg 0.7% compare
  2. 22 Uruguay 0.6% compare
  3. 23 Puerto Rico 0.6% compare
  4. 25 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  5. 26 Palestine, State of 0.6% compare
  6. 27 Malta 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Italy?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Italy was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
How does Italy rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Italy ranks 24th out of 83 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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, 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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