Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Zambia
Zambia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
0.6%
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
79th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 2012
Years of data
8
1998–2015
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Zambia, 1998–2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the service sector.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.6% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2015.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Zambia peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.
Zambia ranks 79th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of workers with high education in the service sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -40.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +101.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Zambia?
- Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Zambia was 0.6% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- How does Zambia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education?
- Zambia ranks 79th out of 89 countries with data for 2015.
- Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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