Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
44th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.6%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2005–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh, 2005–2016

00.20.40.60.82005201020162005: 0.724 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2010: 0.61 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.773 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.769 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.786 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2010.

Bangladesh ranks 44th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector) in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
2005 0.7%
2010 0.6% -15.7%
2013 0.8% +26.6%
2015 0.8% -0.5%
2016 0.8% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 41 South Africa 0.8% compare
  2. 42 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  3. 43 Egypt 0.8% compare
  4. 45 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  5. 46 Jordan 0.8% compare
  6. 47 Pakistan 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
How does Bangladesh rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Bangladesh ranks 44th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low 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, 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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