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

Iceland: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2013. ▬ Flat

Latest (2013)
1.0%
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
1st
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2004
All-time low
0.8%
in 2009
Years of data
10
2004–2013

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland, 2004–2013

00.20.40.60.812004200820132004: 1 % 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: 0.926 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.852 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.786 % 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 sector2012: 0.911 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 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

Iceland recorded 1.0% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2013. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland peaked at 1.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2009.

Iceland ranks 1st of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland, 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 Iceland, 2004 to 2013.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
2004 1.0%
2005 1.0% +0.0%
2006 1.0% +0.0%
2007 0.9% -7.4%
2008 0.9% -8.0%
2009 0.8% -7.7%
2010 1.0% +27.2%
2011 1.0% +0.0%
2012 0.9% -8.9%
2013 1.0% +9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 6
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 1 Austria 1.0%
  2. 1 Czechia 1.0% compare
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  4. 1 Germany 1.0% compare
  5. 1 Hungary 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 Iceland?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland was 1.0% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
How does Iceland rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Iceland ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2013.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland 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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