Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector) by country
Countries reporting
84
Highest
1.0%
Austria
Lowest
0.2%
Ghana
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,147
What the numbers show
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Austria; the lowest is 0.2% in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 325.9%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 65.9%).
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 1.0% | 2001 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 1.0% | 2021 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2016 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1.0% | 2013 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2012 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2013 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 325.9% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 17 | France | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 18 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 1.0% | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 20 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 22 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2016 | up 220.5% | volatile |
| 27 | United States | 0.9% | 2018 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 28 | Kosovo | 0.9% | 2017 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 28 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.9% | 2017 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 0.9% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 31 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 32 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 34 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 35 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 36 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2017 | up 26.3% | flat |
| 37 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2019 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 39 | Puerto Rico | 0.8% | 2005 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 40 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 41 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 42 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 43 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2016 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 45 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 46 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 47 | Pakistan | 0.8% | 2020 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 48 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2021 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritius | 0.7% | 2012 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 50 | Jamaica | 0.7% | 2002 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 51 | India | 0.7% | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2014 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 53 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 54 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 55 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 56 | Malta | 0.7% | 2016 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 57 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 59 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 60 | Belize | 0.7% | 1999 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 62 | Greece | 0.6% | 2016 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 63 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 64 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2017 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 65 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2011 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 66 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2021 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 67 | Romania | 0.6% | 2016 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 68 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2021 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 69 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2006 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 70 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2017 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 71 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2021 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 72 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 73 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 74 | Panama | 0.5% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 75 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2013 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 0.4% | 2021 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 78 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 79 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.4% | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 80 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2020 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 81 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2012 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 82 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2014 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 83 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 84 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | up 37.8% | rising |