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

Paraguay: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
64th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2007
All-time low
0.3%
in 2006
Years of data
18
1997–2017

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay, 1997–2017

00.20.40.60.81997200720171997: 0.538 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1999: 0.588 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2001: 0.559 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.647 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.597 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2004: 0.548 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.671 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.3 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.743 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.571 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.641 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2010: 0.645 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.735 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.667 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.6 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.641 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.657 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2017: 0.609 % 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 Paraguay is 0.6%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay peaked at 0.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.

That places Paraguay 64th out of 84 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay, 1997 to 2017.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1997 0.5%
1999 0.6% +9.3%
2001 0.6% -4.8%
2002 0.6% +15.6%
2003 0.6% -7.7%
2004 0.5% -8.2%
2005 0.7% +22.3%
2006 0.3% -55.3%
2007 0.7% +147.8%
2008 0.6% -23.2%
2009 0.6% +12.2%
2010 0.6% +0.6%
2012 0.7% +14.1%
2013 0.7% -9.3%
2014 0.6% -10.0%
2015 0.6% +6.7%
2016 0.7% +2.5%
2017 0.6% -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.3% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 61 Nicaragua 0.7% compare
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  3. 63 Ecuador 0.6% compare
  4. 65 Guatemala 0.6% compare
  5. 66 Uruguay 0.6% compare
  6. 67 Romania 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
How does Paraguay rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Paraguay ranks 64th out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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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