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

Nepal: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.5% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.5%
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
86th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
6
1995–2014

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Nepal, 1995–2014

00.20.40.61995200420141995: 0.575 % of workers with high education in the service sector1998: 0.591 % of workers with high education in the service sector2003: 0.541 % of workers with high education in the service sector2008: 0.523 % of workers with high education in the service sector2013: 0.569 % of workers with high education in the service sector2014: 0.517 % of workers with high education in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2014, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Nepal stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Nepal peaked at 0.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

Nepal ranks 86th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Nepal, 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 Nepal, 1995 to 2014.
Year % of workers with high education in the service sector Change
1995 0.6%
1998 0.6% +2.9%
2003 0.5% -8.4%
2008 0.5% -3.4%
2013 0.6% +8.8%
2014 0.5% -9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Nepal?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Nepal was 0.5% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Nepal rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Nepal ranks 86th out of 89 countries with data for 2014.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal 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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