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

India: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
51st
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.81983200120191983: 0.6 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1987: 0.624 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1993: 0.619 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1999: 0.603 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2004: 0.605 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.615 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.677 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.707 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.697 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2017: 0.752 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2018: 0.753 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2019: 0.73 % 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 2019, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India stood at 0.7%.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1983.

That places India 51st out of 84 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India, 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 India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1983 0.6%
1987 0.6% +3.9%
1993 0.6% -0.9%
1999 0.6% -2.5%
2004 0.6% +0.4%
2005 0.6% +1.6%
2007 0.7% +10.2%
2009 0.7% +4.4%
2011 0.7% -1.5%
2017 0.8% +7.9%
2018 0.8% +0.2%
2019 0.7% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
How does India rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
India ranks 51st out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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