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

Panama: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
74th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
25
1991–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama, 1991–2021

00.20.40.61991200620211991: 0.622 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1995: 0.66 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1997: 0.623 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1998: 0.694 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1999: 0.615 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2000: 0.637 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2001: 0.566 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.619 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.562 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2004: 0.536 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.537 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.566 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.584 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.613 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.588 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2010: 0.605 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.602 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.496 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.602 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.496 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.599 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.535 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2017: 0.549 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2018: 0.507 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2021: 0.452 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with low education in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.5% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.

That places Panama 74th out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama, 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 Panama, 1991 to 2021.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.7% +6.2%
1997 0.6% -5.7%
1998 0.7% +11.5%
1999 0.6% -11.3%
2000 0.6% +3.5%
2001 0.6% -11.2%
2002 0.6% +9.4%
2003 0.6% -9.3%
2004 0.5% -4.6%
2005 0.5% +0.2%
2006 0.6% +5.4%
2007 0.6% +3.2%
2008 0.6% +5.0%
2009 0.6% -4.1%
2010 0.6% +2.9%
2011 0.6% -0.5%
2012 0.5% -17.6%
2013 0.6% +21.4%
2014 0.5% -17.6%
2015 0.6% +20.7%
2016 0.5% -10.7%
2017 0.5% +2.7%
2018 0.5% -7.8%
2021 0.5% -10.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Panama?
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 Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Panama ranks 74th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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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