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

Spain: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.8%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.821 % of workers with high education in the service sector1999: 0.829 % of workers with high education in the service sector2000: 0.839 % of workers with high education in the service sector2001: 0.837 % of workers with high education in the service sector2002: 0.844 % of workers with high education in the service sector2003: 0.852 % of workers with high education in the service sector2004: 0.861 % of workers with high education in the service sector2005: 0.858 % of workers with high education in the service sector2006: 0.864 % of workers with high education in the service sector2007: 0.864 % of workers with high education in the service sector2008: 0.856 % of workers with high education in the service sector2009: 0.859 % of workers with high education in the service sector2010: 0.859 % of workers with high education in the service sector2011: 0.849 % of workers with high education in the service sector2012: 0.857 % of workers with high education in the service sector2013: 0.842 % of workers with high education in the service sector2014: 0.839 % of workers with high education in the service sector2015: 0.839 % of workers with high education in the service sector2016: 0.839 % of workers with high education in the service sector

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.8% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.

That places Spain 37th out of 89 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain, 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 Spain, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of workers with high education in the service sector Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.8% +1.0%
2000 0.8% +1.3%
2001 0.8% -0.3%
2002 0.8% +0.9%
2003 0.9% +0.9%
2004 0.9% +1.1%
2005 0.9% -0.3%
2006 0.9% +0.6%
2007 0.9% +0.1%
2008 0.9% -0.9%
2009 0.9% +0.3%
2010 0.9% -0.0%
2011 0.8% -1.2%
2012 0.9% +0.9%
2013 0.8% -1.7%
2014 0.8% -0.4%
2015 0.8% -0.0%
2016 0.8% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 34 Belgium 0.8% compare
  2. 35 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  3. 36 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  4. 38 Turkey 0.8% compare
  5. 39 Czechia 0.8% compare
  6. 40 Armenia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Spain was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
How does Spain rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Spain ranks 37th out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain 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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