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

Mozambique: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.3%
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
82nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2002
All-time low
0.3%
in 2014
Years of data
5
1996–2014

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Mozambique, 1996–2014

0.20.40.60.81996200520141996: 0.624 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.839 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.566 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.338 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.286 % 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 Mozambique is 0.3%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Mozambique peaked at 0.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.

That places Mozambique 82nd out of 84 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique, 1996 to 2014.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1996 0.6%
2002 0.8% +34.4%
2008 0.6% -32.6%
2012 0.3% -40.3%
2014 0.3% -15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 2
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  2. 80 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% compare
  3. 81 Madagascar 0.4% compare
  4. 83 Zambia 0.2% compare
  5. 84 Ghana 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Mozambique?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Mozambique was 0.3% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
How does Mozambique rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Mozambique ranks 82nd out of 84 countries with data for 2014.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique 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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