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

Nepal: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
52nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2014
All-time low
0.5%
in 1998
Years of data
6
1995–2014

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nepal, 1995–2014

00.20.40.60.81995200420141995: 0.684 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1998: 0.53 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.691 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.545 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.728 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 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

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nepal is 0.7%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nepal peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.

Nepal ranks 52nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nepal, 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 Nepal, 1995 to 2014.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1995 0.7%
1998 0.5% -22.5%
2003 0.7% +30.3%
2008 0.5% -21.1%
2013 0.7% +33.5%
2014 0.7% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 2
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nepal?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nepal was 0.7% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
How does Nepal rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Nepal ranks 52nd out of 84 countries with data for 2014.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal 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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