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

Greece: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
59th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2009
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.776 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2005: 0.76 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2006: 0.772 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2007: 0.764 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2008: 0.746 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2009: 0.784 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2010: 0.774 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2011: 0.764 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2012: 0.718 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2013: 0.712 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2014: 0.721 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2015: 0.735 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2016: 0.759 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece stood at 0.8%.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece peaked at 0.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.

That places Greece 59th out of 89 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece, 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 Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of workers with high education in the industrial sector Change
2004 0.8%
2005 0.8% -2.0%
2006 0.8% +1.5%
2007 0.8% -1.1%
2008 0.7% -2.3%
2009 0.8% +5.1%
2010 0.8% -1.4%
2011 0.8% -1.2%
2012 0.7% -6.1%
2013 0.7% -0.8%
2014 0.7% +1.2%
2015 0.7% +2.0%
2016 0.8% +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

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  4. 60 Kosovo 0.8% compare
  5. 60 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% compare
  6. 62 Nicaragua 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Greece rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Greece ranks 59th out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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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