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

Ghana: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
World rank
84th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2012
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.10.20.31991200320161991: 0.206 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1998: 0.131 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.143 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.3 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.197 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ghana stood at 0.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ghana peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.

Ghana ranks 84th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ghana, 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 Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1991 0.2%
1998 0.1% -36.5%
2005 0.1% +9.4%
2012 0.3% +109.9%
2016 0.2% -34.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ghana?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ghana was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
How does Ghana rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Ghana ranks 84th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana 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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