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

Netherlands: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
20th
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2006
All-time low
0.7%
in 2012
Years of data
20
1994–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands, 1994–2016

00.20.40.60.811994200520161994: 0.93 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1995: 0.928 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1999: 0.948 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2000: 0.944 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2001: 0.939 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.939 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.947 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2004: 0.925 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.969 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.975 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.953 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.887 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.774 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2010: 0.91 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.936 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.704 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.81 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.878 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.884 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.927 % 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 Netherlands stood at 0.9%.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands peaked at 1.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2012.

Netherlands ranks 20th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands, 1994 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1994 0.9%
1995 0.9% -0.2%
1999 0.9% +2.2%
2000 0.9% -0.4%
2001 0.9% -0.5%
2002 0.9% -0.1%
2003 0.9% +0.8%
2004 0.9% -2.2%
2005 1.0% +4.7%
2006 1.0% +0.6%
2007 1.0% -2.2%
2008 0.9% -7.0%
2009 0.8% -12.7%
2010 0.9% +17.6%
2011 0.9% +2.8%
2012 0.7% -24.8%
2013 0.8% +15.0%
2014 0.9% +8.4%
2015 0.9% +0.8%
2016 0.9% +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands 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 Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
How does Netherlands rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Netherlands ranks 20th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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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