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

Romania: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
67th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2009
All-time low
0.4%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2001–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Romania, 2001–2016

00.20.40.60.82001200820162001: 0.748 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.748 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.715 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2004: 0.734 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.685 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.66 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.779 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.808 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2010: 0.765 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.661 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.557 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.471 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.417 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.583 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.594 % 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 Romania stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Romania peaked at 0.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.

That places Romania 67th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Romania, 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 Romania, 2001 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
2001 0.7%
2002 0.7% -0.0%
2003 0.7% -4.4%
2004 0.7% +2.7%
2005 0.7% -6.6%
2007 0.7% -3.7%
2008 0.8% +18.0%
2009 0.8% +3.7%
2010 0.8% -5.3%
2011 0.7% -13.5%
2012 0.6% -15.8%
2013 0.5% -15.4%
2014 0.4% -11.6%
2015 0.6% +39.9%
2016 0.6% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 64 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  2. 65 Guatemala 0.6% compare
  3. 66 Uruguay 0.6% compare
  4. 68 Argentina 0.6% compare
  5. 69 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% compare
  6. 70 Honduras 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Romania?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Romania was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
How does Romania rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Romania ranks 67th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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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