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

Jamaica: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2002. ▬ Flat

Latest (2002)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
35th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2002
All-time low
0.8%
in 1996
Years of data
5
1990–2002

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jamaica, 1990–2002

00.20.40.60.81990199620021990: 0.814 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1996: 0.806 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1999: 0.833 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2001: 0.841 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2002: 0.847 % 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 2002, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jamaica stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jamaica peaked at 0.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1996.

Jamaica ranks 35th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica, 1990 to 2002.
Year % of workers with high education in the industrial sector Change
1990 0.8%
1996 0.8% -1.0%
1999 0.8% +3.3%
2001 0.8% +1.0%
2002 0.8% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 32 Egypt 0.9% compare
  2. 33 Republic of Korea 0.9%
  3. 34 Kyrgyzstan 0.9%
  4. 36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8%
  5. 37 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  6. 38 South Africa 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jamaica?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jamaica was 0.8% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1996.
How does Jamaica rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Jamaica ranks 35th out of 89 countries with data for 2002.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica 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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