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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,147 data points, 1970–2021
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