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

Denmark: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2013
All-time low
0.9%
in 1992
Years of data
6
1992–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.811992200420161992: 0.908 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1993: 0.91 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.956 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.956 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 1.0% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over five years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark peaked at 1.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1992.

Denmark ranks 18th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark, 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 Denmark, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1992 0.9%
1993 0.9% +0.2%
2013 1.0% +9.9%
2014 1.0% +0.0%
2015 1.0% -4.4%
2016 1.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 15 Mongolia 1.0% compare
  2. 16 Bulgaria 1.0% compare
  3. 17 France 1.0% compare
  4. 19 Poland 1.0% compare
  5. 20 Netherlands 0.9% compare
  6. 21 Croatia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
How does Denmark rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Denmark ranks 18th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this Denmark 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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