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

Norway: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
1st
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2004
All-time low
0.0%
in 2009
Years of data
8
2004–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Norway, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 1 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.899 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 1 % 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 Norway is 1.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Norway peaked at 1.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.

Norway ranks 1st of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Norway, 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 Norway, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
2004 1.0%
2007 1.0% +0.0%
2009 0.0% -100.0%
2012 1.0%
2013 1.0% +0.0%
2014 1.0% +0.0%
2015 0.9% -10.1%
2016 1.0% +11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.0% 1.0% 3
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 1 Austria 1.0%
  2. 1 Czechia 1.0% compare
  3. 1 Georgia 1.0% compare
  4. 1 Germany 1.0% compare
  5. 1 Hungary 1.0% compare
  6. 1 Iceland 1.0% compare
  7. 1 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
  8. 1 Lithuania 1.0% compare
  9. 1 Republic of Moldova 1.0% compare
  10. 1 Namibia 1.0% compare
  11. 1 Slovakia 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Norway?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Norway was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
How does Norway rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Norway ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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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