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

Pakistan: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
65th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1992
All-time low
0.7%
in 2005
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.20.40.60.81992200620201992: 0.754 % of workers with high education in the service sector1999: 0.711 % of workers with high education in the service sector2001: 0.707 % of workers with high education in the service sector2003: 0.676 % of workers with high education in the service sector2005: 0.67 % of workers with high education in the service sector2007: 0.675 % of workers with high education in the service sector2008: 0.695 % of workers with high education in the service sector2009: 0.698 % of workers with high education in the service sector2010: 0.706 % of workers with high education in the service sector2012: 0.689 % of workers with high education in the service sector2013: 0.691 % of workers with high education in the service sector2014: 0.687 % of workers with high education in the service sector2017: 0.699 % of workers with high education in the service sector2018: 0.678 % of workers with high education in the service sector2020: 0.7 % 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 2020, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan stood at 0.7%.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan peaked at 0.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.

Pakistan ranks 65th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of workers with high education in the service sector Change
1992 0.8%
1999 0.7% -5.7%
2001 0.7% -0.7%
2003 0.7% -4.3%
2005 0.7% -0.9%
2007 0.7% +0.8%
2008 0.7% +2.9%
2009 0.7% +0.4%
2010 0.7% +1.1%
2012 0.7% -2.4%
2013 0.7% +0.3%
2014 0.7% -0.5%
2017 0.7% +1.8%
2018 0.7% -3.1%
2020 0.7% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 6
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 62 Panama 0.7% compare
  2. 63 Ethiopia 0.7% compare
  3. 64 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  4. 66 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare
  5. 67 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  6. 68 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan was 0.7% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1992.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
How does Pakistan rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Pakistan ranks 65th out of 89 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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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