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

South Africa: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
11th
of 83 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1995
All-time low
0.5%
in 2000
Years of data
20
1995–2020

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in South Africa, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 1 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2000: 0.52 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2001: 0.643 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2002: 0.827 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2003: 0.815 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2004: 0.851 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.626 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.697 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2008: 0.954 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.96 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2010: 0.947 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.959 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.967 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.968 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.979 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.969 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2017: 0.964 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2018: 0.966 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2019: 0.967 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2020: 0.934 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.9% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in South Africa peaked at 1.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.

South Africa ranks 11th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in South Africa, 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 South Africa, 1995 to 2020.
Year % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector Change
1995 1.0%
2000 0.5% -48.0%
2001 0.6% +23.6%
2002 0.8% +28.6%
2003 0.8% -1.4%
2004 0.9% +4.5%
2006 0.6% -26.5%
2007 0.7% +11.3%
2008 1.0% +36.9%
2009 1.0% +0.6%
2010 0.9% -1.4%
2011 1.0% +1.3%
2013 1.0% +0.9%
2014 1.0% +0.1%
2015 1.0% +1.2%
2016 1.0% -1.0%
2017 1.0% -0.5%
2018 1.0% +0.2%
2019 1.0% +0.1%
2020 0.9% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.5% 1.0% 9
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 9 United States of America 1.0% compare
  2. 10 Denmark 1.0% compare
  3. 12 Rwanda 0.9% compare
  4. 13 Jordan 0.8% compare
  5. 14 Chile 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in South Africa?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in South Africa was 0.9% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
How does South Africa rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and?
South Africa ranks 11th out of 83 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa 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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