Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Gambia

Gambia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6%
World rank
76th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
5
1998–2020

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Gambia, 1998–2020

00.20.40.60.81998200920201998: 0.747 % of workers with high education in the service sector2003: 0.718 % of workers with high education in the service sector2010: 0.637 % of workers with high education in the service sector2015: 0.652 % of workers with high education in the service sector2020: 0.622 % of workers with high education in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the service sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Gambia is 0.6%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Gambia peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.

That places Gambia 76th out of 89 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the service sector) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year % of workers with high education in the service sector Change
1998 0.7%
2003 0.7% -3.8%
2010 0.6% -11.3%
2015 0.7% +2.3%
2020 0.6% -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

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  4. 77 Honduras 0.6% compare
  5. 78 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
  6. 79 Zambia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Gambia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Gambia was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
How does Gambia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Gambia ranks 76th out of 89 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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