Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector) by country

Countries reporting
89
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.4%
Ghana
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,195

What the numbers show

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector) is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Namibia; the lowest is 0.4% in Ghana.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 130.5%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 41.8%).

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Namibia 1.0% 2015 up 22.2% rising
2 Mongolia 1.0% 2016 up 130.5% rising
3 Luxembourg 1.0% 2016 up 1.6% flat
4 Ukraine 1.0% 2013 down 1.4% flat
5 Germany 1.0% 2011 up 2.8% flat
6 Bulgaria 1.0% 2016 up 0.2% flat
7 Norway 0.9% 2016 up 4.2% flat
8 Austria 0.9% 2003 down 0.2% flat
9 United States of America 0.9% 2018 up 5.4% flat
10 Denmark 0.9% 2016 up 2.9% flat
11 Hungary 0.9% 2016 up 2.9% flat
12 Lithuania 0.9% 2016 down 3.2% flat
13 France 0.9% 2016 down 1.8% flat
14 Philippines 0.9% 2019 up 8.7% rising
15 Slovenia 0.9% 2016 down 2.0% flat
16 Croatia 0.9% 2016 down 1.7% flat
17 Estonia 0.9% 2016 down 4.2% flat
18 Portugal 0.9% 2016 up 1.8% rising
19 Malawi 0.9% 2016 up 39.5% falling
20 Cyprus 0.9% 2016 up 1.4% rising
21 Sweden 0.9% 2016 down 1.5% flat
22 Latvia 0.9% 2016 down 5.0% flat
23 Poland 0.9% 2019 down 2.3% flat
24 Belgium 0.9% 2003 up 1.0% flat
25 Czechia 0.9% 2016 up 4.2% flat
26 Puerto Rico 0.9% 2005 down 4.2% falling
27 Netherlands 0.9% 2016 down 2.9% falling
28 Romania 0.9% 2016 down 1.1% flat
29 Türkiye 0.9% 2019 up 1.3% rising
30 Finland 0.9% 2016 down 4.6% flat
31 Malta 0.9% 2016 down 1.0% flat
32 Egypt 0.9% 2019 up 1.7% falling
33 Republic of Korea 0.9% 2017 up 3.8% rising
34 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% 2020 volatile
35 Jamaica 0.8% 2002 up 4.1% flat
36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% 2016 down 0.3% flat
37 Tunisia 0.8% 2015 up 0.9% flat
38 South Africa 0.8% 2020 down 3.2% falling
39 Ireland 0.8% 2016 up 2.1% flat
40 Slovakia 0.8% 2016 down 5.6% falling
41 Armenia 0.8% 2020 down 10.4% falling
42 Palestine, State of 0.8% 2017 up 19.8% rising
43 Iceland 0.8% 2013 down 1.4% flat
44 Spain 0.8% 2016 down 4.4% flat
45 El Salvador 0.8% 2017 up 6.6% flat
46 Thailand 0.8% 2021 down 1.4% flat
47 Italy 0.8% 2016 down 0.4% flat
48 Bangladesh 0.8% 2016 up 14.2% rising
49 Mexico 0.8% 2020 up 5.4% rising
50 Mauritius 0.8% 2012 down 4.1% flat
51 Sri Lanka 0.8% 2019 up 3.8% falling
52 Costa Rica 0.8% 2021 up 1.4% flat
53 Jordan 0.8% 2016 down 5.7% flat
54 Chile 0.8% 2017 down 1.5% flat
55 Cambodia 0.8% 2012 up 34.8% rising
56 Indonesia 0.8% 2019 up 4.8% flat
57 Georgia 0.8% 2013 up 0.7% rising
58 Kazakhstan 0.8% 2017 down 5.0% flat
59 Greece 0.8% 2016 down 1.7% falling
60 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% 2017 up 25.2% flat
60 Kosovo 0.8% 2017 up 25.2% flat
62 Nicaragua 0.8% 2014 up 7.6% flat
63 Pakistan 0.8% 2020 down 0.9% flat
64 Paraguay 0.7% 2017 up 15.8% rising
65 Rwanda 0.7% 2021 down 25.9% falling
66 Belize 0.7% 1999 down 9.7% falling
67 Brazil 0.7% 2021 down 10.6% falling
68 Guatemala 0.7% 2011 up 2.0% rising
69 Uruguay 0.7% 2021 down 4.5% rising
70 Peru 0.7% 2021 up 4.1% rising
71 Ecuador 0.7% 2021 down 0.2% rising
72 India 0.7% 2019 up 0.9% flat
73 Honduras 0.7% 2017 down 5.7% falling
74 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% 2006 down 7.3% falling
75 Argentina 0.7% 2021 down 4.5% falling
76 Republic of Moldova 0.7% 2021 down 12.5% falling
77 Dominican Republic 0.7% 2013 down 6.4% falling
78 Colombia 0.7% 2021 up 0.8% falling
79 Ethiopia 0.7% 2021 down 0.9% falling
80 Uganda 0.7% 2016 up 35.9% rising
81 Zambia 0.6% 2015 up 6.2% flat
82 Panama 0.6% 2021 down 23.6% falling
83 Gambia 0.6% 2020 up 96.1% falling
84 Nepal 0.5% 2014 down 13.8% falling
85 Madagascar 0.5% 2012 down 28.0% falling
86 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% 2021 down 14.3% flat
87 Mozambique 0.5% 2014 down 41.8% falling
88 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% 2020 down 26.8% falling
89 Ghana 0.4% 2016 up 10.2% rising

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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