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

Portugal: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
24th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.826 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.839 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.863 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.863 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.875 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.853 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2010: 0.854 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.848 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.876 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.872 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.872 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.898 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.902 % 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 Portugal stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.

Portugal ranks 24th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal, 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 Portugal, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
2004 0.8%
2005 0.8% +1.6%
2006 0.9% +2.9%
2007 0.9% -0.1%
2008 0.9% +1.4%
2009 0.9% -2.5%
2010 0.9% +0.1%
2011 0.8% -0.7%
2012 0.9% +3.4%
2013 0.9% -0.5%
2014 0.9% +0.1%
2015 0.9% +3.0%
2016 0.9% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 21 Croatia 0.9% compare
  2. 22 Philippines 0.9% compare
  3. 23 Estonia 0.9% compare
  4. 25 Belgium 0.9%
  5. 26 Malawi 0.9% compare
  6. 27 United States of America 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
How does Portugal rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Portugal ranks 24th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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