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

Jordan: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
22nd
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
13
2000–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jordan, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.852 % of workers with high education in the service sector2001: 0.856 % of workers with high education in the service sector2002: 0.83 % of workers with high education in the service sector2006: 0.86 % of workers with high education in the service sector2007: 0.861 % of workers with high education in the service sector2008: 0.88 % of workers with high education in the service sector2009: 0.855 % of workers with high education in the service sector2010: 0.848 % of workers with high education in the service sector2011: 0.871 % of workers with high education in the service sector2012: 0.87 % of workers with high education in the service sector2013: 0.883 % of workers with high education in the service sector2014: 0.89 % of workers with high education in the service sector2016: 0.898 % of workers with high education in the service sector

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

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.9% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jordan peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

That places Jordan 22nd out of 89 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jordan, 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 Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of workers with high education in the service sector Change
2000 0.9%
2001 0.9% +0.5%
2002 0.8% -2.9%
2006 0.9% +3.5%
2007 0.9% +0.1%
2008 0.9% +2.3%
2009 0.9% -2.9%
2010 0.8% -0.7%
2011 0.9% +2.6%
2012 0.9% -0.0%
2013 0.9% +1.5%
2014 0.9% +0.8%
2016 0.9% +0.9%

Averages by decade

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

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  1. 19 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
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  4. 23 Ireland 0.9% compare
  5. 24 Hungary 0.9% compare
  6. 25 Estonia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jordan?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jordan was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Jordan ranks 22nd out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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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