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

Poland: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
23rd
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2006
All-time low
0.9%
in 2019
Years of data
17
2001–2019

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland, 2001–2019

00.20.40.60.812001201020192001: 0.912 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2002: 0.913 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2003: 0.913 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2004: 0.913 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2005: 0.922 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2006: 0.927 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2007: 0.926 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2008: 0.922 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2009: 0.923 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2010: 0.915 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2011: 0.915 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2012: 0.912 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2013: 0.905 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2014: 0.919 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2015: 0.92 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2016: 0.914 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2019: 0.902 % 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 2019, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland peaked at 0.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.

That places Poland 23rd out of 89 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland, 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 Poland, 2001 to 2019.
Year % of workers with high education in the industrial sector Change
2001 0.9%
2002 0.9% +0.1%
2003 0.9% +0.0%
2004 0.9% +0.0%
2005 0.9% +0.9%
2006 0.9% +0.5%
2007 0.9% -0.0%
2008 0.9% -0.4%
2009 0.9% +0.1%
2010 0.9% -0.9%
2011 0.9% -0.0%
2012 0.9% -0.3%
2013 0.9% -0.7%
2014 0.9% +1.5%
2015 0.9% +0.1%
2016 0.9% -0.7%
2019 0.9% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 20 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  2. 21 Sweden 0.9% compare
  3. 22 Latvia 0.9% compare
  4. 24 Belgium 0.9%
  5. 25 Czechia 0.9% compare
  6. 26 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
How does Poland rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Poland ranks 23rd out of 89 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Poland 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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