Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
World rank
79th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1999
All-time low
0.6%
in 2004
Years of data
9
1995–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia, 1995–2021

00.20.40.60.81995200820211995: 0.728 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1999: 0.77 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2004: 0.596 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2005: 0.712 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2010: 0.666 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2011: 0.666 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2013: 0.667 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2015: 0.619 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2021: 0.661 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.7% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia peaked at 0.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2004.

That places Ethiopia 79th out of 89 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector) in Ethiopia, 1995 to 2021.
Year % of workers with high education in the industrial sector Change
1995 0.7%
1999 0.8% +5.8%
2004 0.6% -22.6%
2005 0.7% +19.5%
2010 0.7% -6.4%
2011 0.7% +0.0%
2013 0.7% +0.1%
2015 0.6% -7.3%
2021 0.7% +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 76 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare
  2. 77 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare
  3. 78 Colombia 0.7% compare
  4. 80 Uganda 0.7% compare
  5. 81 Zambia 0.6% compare
  6. 82 Panama 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
How does Ethiopia rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ethiopia ranks 79th out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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