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

Jamaica: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2002. ▲ Rising

Latest (2002)
0.7%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
50th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1996
All-time low
0.6%
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2002

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jamaica, 1990–2002

00.20.40.60.81990199620021990: 0.636 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1996: 0.863 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1999: 0.656 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2001: 0.776 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.737 % 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 2002, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jamaica stood at 0.7%.

The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jamaica peaked at 0.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.

Jamaica ranks 50th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica, 1990 to 2002.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1990 0.6%
1996 0.9% +35.6%
1999 0.7% -24.0%
2001 0.8% +18.2%
2002 0.7% -4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 47 Pakistan 0.8% compare
  2. 48 Thailand 0.8% compare
  3. 49 Mauritius 0.7%
  4. 51 India 0.7% compare
  5. 52 Nepal 0.7% compare
  6. 53 Cambodia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jamaica?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jamaica was 0.7% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
How does Jamaica rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Jamaica ranks 50th out of 84 countries with data for 2002.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica 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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