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

Panama: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
82nd
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2013
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
25
1991–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama, 1991–2021

00.20.40.60.81991200620211991: 0.763 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1995: 0.75 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1997: 0.732 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1998: 0.769 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1999: 0.738 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2000: 0.698 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2001: 0.715 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2002: 0.712 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2003: 0.698 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2004: 0.734 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2005: 0.724 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2006: 0.736 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2007: 0.751 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2008: 0.762 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2009: 0.732 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2010: 0.743 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2011: 0.758 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2012: 0.74 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2013: 0.769 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2014: 0.727 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2015: 0.715 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2016: 0.726 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2017: 0.718 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2018: 0.688 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2021: 0.579 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.6% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama peaked at 0.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.

Panama ranks 82nd of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama, 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 Panama, 1991 to 2021.
Year % of workers with high education in the industrial sector Change
1991 0.8%
1995 0.7% -1.7%
1997 0.7% -2.4%
1998 0.8% +5.0%
1999 0.7% -4.0%
2000 0.7% -5.4%
2001 0.7% +2.4%
2002 0.7% -0.4%
2003 0.7% -1.9%
2004 0.7% +5.2%
2005 0.7% -1.4%
2006 0.7% +1.7%
2007 0.8% +2.0%
2008 0.8% +1.5%
2009 0.7% -3.9%
2010 0.7% +1.4%
2011 0.8% +2.0%
2012 0.7% -2.3%
2013 0.8% +3.9%
2014 0.7% -5.4%
2015 0.7% -1.8%
2016 0.7% +1.6%
2017 0.7% -1.1%
2018 0.7% -4.3%
2021 0.6% -15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Panama ranks 82nd out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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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