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

Germany: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2005
All-time low
0.9%
in 2004
Years of data
10
2002–2011

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Germany, 2002–2011

00.20.40.60.812002200620112002: 0.945 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.938 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2004: 0.927 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2010: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 1.0% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2011. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Germany peaked at 1.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.

That places Germany 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Germany, 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 Germany, 2002 to 2011.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
2002 0.9%
2003 0.9% -0.8%
2004 0.9% -1.1%
2005 1.0% +7.9%
2006 1.0% +0.0%
2007 1.0% +0.0%
2008 1.0% +0.0%
2009 1.0% +0.0%
2010 1.0% +0.0%
2011 1.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 8
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 Austria 1.0%
  2. 1 Czechia 1.0% compare
  3. 1 Georgia 1.0%
  4. 1 Hungary 1.0% compare
  5. 1 Iceland 1.0% compare
  6. 1 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
  7. 1 Lithuania 1.0% compare
  8. 1 Republic of Moldova 1.0% compare
  9. 1 Namibia 1.0% compare
  10. 1 Norway 1.0% compare
  11. 1 Slovakia 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Germany?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Germany was 1.0% in 2011, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
How does Germany rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Germany ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2011.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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