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

Nepal: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.5% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.5%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
84th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1995
All-time low
0.5%
in 2008
Years of data
6
1995–2014

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Nepal, 1995–2014

00.20.40.61995200420141995: 0.683 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1998: 0.511 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2003: 0.627 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2008: 0.489 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2013: 0.573 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2014: 0.54 % 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 2014, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Nepal stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Nepal peaked at 0.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2008.

That places Nepal 84th out of 89 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Nepal, 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 Nepal, 1995 to 2014.
Year % of workers with high education in the industrial sector Change
1995 0.7%
1998 0.5% -25.1%
2003 0.6% +22.5%
2008 0.5% -22.0%
2013 0.6% +17.2%
2014 0.5% -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Nepal?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Nepal was 0.5% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1995.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
How does Nepal rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Nepal ranks 84th out of 89 countries with data for 2014.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal 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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