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

South Africa: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
33rd
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1995
All-time low
0.9%
in 2007
Years of data
20
1995–2020

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Africa, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 1 % of workers with high education in the service sector2000: 0.978 % of workers with high education in the service sector2001: 0.971 % of workers with high education in the service sector2002: 0.987 % of workers with high education in the service sector2003: 0.989 % of workers with high education in the service sector2004: 0.991 % of workers with high education in the service sector2006: 0.991 % of workers with high education in the service sector2007: 0.851 % of workers with high education in the service sector2008: 0.87 % of workers with high education in the service sector2009: 0.872 % of workers with high education in the service sector2010: 0.874 % of workers with high education in the service sector2011: 0.876 % of workers with high education in the service sector2013: 0.883 % of workers with high education in the service sector2014: 0.886 % of workers with high education in the service sector2015: 0.878 % of workers with high education in the service sector2016: 0.876 % of workers with high education in the service sector2017: 0.875 % of workers with high education in the service sector2018: 0.873 % of workers with high education in the service sector2019: 0.864 % of workers with high education in the service sector2020: 0.871 % 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 South Africa is 0.9%, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Africa peaked at 1.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2007.

South Africa ranks 33rd of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Africa, 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 South Africa, 1995 to 2020.
Year % of workers with high education in the service sector Change
1995 1.0%
2000 1.0% -2.2%
2001 1.0% -0.7%
2002 1.0% +1.6%
2003 1.0% +0.2%
2004 1.0% +0.2%
2006 1.0% -0.1%
2007 0.9% -14.1%
2008 0.9% +2.2%
2009 0.9% +0.2%
2010 0.9% +0.3%
2011 0.9% +0.2%
2013 0.9% +0.8%
2014 0.9% +0.4%
2015 0.9% -1.0%
2016 0.9% -0.2%
2017 0.9% -0.0%
2018 0.9% -0.3%
2019 0.9% -1.0%
2020 0.9% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  2. 31 Poland 0.9% compare
  3. 32 Mauritius 0.9% compare
  4. 34 Belgium 0.8% compare
  5. 35 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  6. 36 Slovakia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Africa?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Africa was 0.9% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
How does South Africa rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education?
South Africa ranks 33rd out of 89 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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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