Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
79th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2009
All-time low
0.4%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.431 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1999: 0.456 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2000: 0.478 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2001: 0.458 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.462 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.472 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.478 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.427 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.518 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.489 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.565 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.503 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.519 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.445 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.469 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.516 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.401 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2017: 0.409 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2018: 0.385 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2019: 0.365 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2020: 0.362 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2021: 0.39 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 0.4% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79th out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1997 0.4%
1999 0.5% +5.8%
2000 0.5% +5.0%
2001 0.5% -4.3%
2002 0.5% +0.9%
2003 0.5% +2.1%
2005 0.5% +1.3%
2006 0.4% -10.6%
2007 0.5% +21.3%
2008 0.5% -5.5%
2009 0.6% +15.4%
2011 0.5% -11.0%
2012 0.5% +3.4%
2013 0.4% -14.4%
2014 0.5% +5.4%
2015 0.5% +10.1%
2016 0.4% -22.2%
2017 0.4% +1.9%
2018 0.4% -5.9%
2019 0.4% -5.2%
2020 0.4% -1.0%
2021 0.4% +7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 79th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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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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