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

Iceland: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2013. ▬ Flat

Latest (2013)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2013
All-time low
0.9%
in 2008
Years of data
10
2004–2013

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland, 2004–2013

00.20.40.60.812004200820132004: 0.897 % of workers with high education in the service sector2005: 0.902 % of workers with high education in the service sector2006: 0.894 % of workers with high education in the service sector2007: 0.895 % of workers with high education in the service sector2008: 0.881 % of workers with high education in the service sector2009: 0.898 % of workers with high education in the service sector2010: 0.902 % of workers with high education in the service sector2011: 0.899 % of workers with high education in the service sector2012: 0.899 % of workers with high education in the service sector2013: 0.904 % of workers with high education in the service sector

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.9% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2013. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2008.

That places Iceland 17th out of 89 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland, 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 Iceland, 2004 to 2013.
Year % of workers with high education in the service sector Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% +0.6%
2006 0.9% -0.9%
2007 0.9% +0.1%
2008 0.9% -1.6%
2009 0.9% +2.0%
2010 0.9% +0.4%
2011 0.9% -0.3%
2012 0.9% -0.0%
2013 0.9% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 14 Sweden 0.9% compare
  2. 15 Latvia 0.9% compare
  3. 16 Malta 0.9% compare
  4. 18 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  5. 19 Puerto Rico 0.9%
  6. 20 Slovenia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland was 0.9% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
How does Iceland rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Iceland ranks 17th out of 89 countries with data for 2013.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland 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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