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

Ghana: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.5% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.5%
World rank
89th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1991
All-time low
0.4%
in 1998
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.20.40.61991200320161991: 0.51 % of workers with high education in the service sector1998: 0.449 % of workers with high education in the service sector2005: 0.499 % of workers with high education in the service sector2012: 0.492 % of workers with high education in the service sector2016: 0.459 % 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 Ghana is 0.5%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana peaked at 0.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.

Ghana ranks 89th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana, 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 Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of workers with high education in the service sector Change
1991 0.5%
1998 0.4% -12.0%
2005 0.5% +11.2%
2012 0.5% -1.3%
2016 0.5% -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
How does Ghana rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ghana ranks 89th out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana 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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