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

Ireland: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
31st
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2009
Years of data
10
2004–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.827 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.824 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.874 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.831 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.844 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.774 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.875 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.854 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.826 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.878 % 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 Ireland stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2009.

Ireland ranks 31st of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland, 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 Ireland, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
2004 0.8%
2005 0.8% -0.4%
2006 0.9% +6.1%
2007 0.8% -4.9%
2008 0.8% +1.6%
2009 0.8% -8.3%
2013 0.9% +13.1%
2014 0.9% -2.4%
2015 0.8% -3.3%
2016 0.9% +6.3%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 28 Kosovo 0.9% compare
  2. 28 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.9% compare
  3. 30 Republic of Korea 0.9% compare
  4. 32 Tunisia 0.9% compare
  5. 33 Latvia 0.9% compare
  6. 34 Sweden 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
How does Ireland rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Ireland ranks 31st out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland 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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