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

Nicaragua: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.7%
World rank
61st
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2009
Years of data
6
1993–2014

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua, 1993–2014

00.20.40.61993200320141993: 0.627 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1998: 0.67 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2001: 0.666 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.509 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.502 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.651 % 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 2014, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2009.

That places Nicaragua 61st out of 84 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua, 1993 to 2014.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1993 0.6%
1998 0.7% +6.9%
2001 0.7% -0.6%
2005 0.5% -23.6%
2009 0.5% -1.3%
2014 0.7% +29.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 3
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 58 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  2. 59 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  3. 60 Belize 0.7% compare
  4. 62 Greece 0.6% compare
  5. 63 Ecuador 0.6% compare
  6. 64 Paraguay 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
How does Nicaragua rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Nicaragua ranks 61st out of 84 countries with data for 2014.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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