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

Greece: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
62nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2004
All-time low
0.6%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.716 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.674 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.67 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.678 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.684 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.69 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2010: 0.643 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.69 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.692 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.7 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.638 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.597 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.631 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece is 0.6%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece peaked at 0.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.

Greece ranks 62nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece, 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 Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
2004 0.7%
2005 0.7% -5.9%
2006 0.7% -0.7%
2007 0.7% +1.3%
2008 0.7% +0.8%
2009 0.7% +0.9%
2010 0.6% -6.7%
2011 0.7% +7.3%
2012 0.7% +0.3%
2013 0.7% +1.2%
2014 0.6% -8.9%
2015 0.6% -6.5%
2016 0.6% +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
How does Greece rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Greece ranks 62nd out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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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