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

Uganda: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.6%
World rank
81st
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2009
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
7
1999–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uganda, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.81999200720161999: 0.625 % of workers with high education in the service sector2002: 0.496 % of workers with high education in the service sector2005: 0.608 % of workers with high education in the service sector2009: 0.879 % of workers with high education in the service sector2010: 0.521 % of workers with high education in the service sector2012: 0.572 % of workers with high education in the service sector2016: 0.565 % 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 Uganda is 0.6%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uganda peaked at 0.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

That places Uganda 81st out of 89 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uganda, 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 Uganda, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of workers with high education in the service sector Change
1999 0.6%
2002 0.5% -20.7%
2005 0.6% +22.5%
2009 0.9% +44.7%
2010 0.5% -40.7%
2012 0.6% +9.8%
2016 0.6% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 3
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uganda?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uganda was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does Uganda rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Uganda ranks 81st out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda 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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