Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector) by country

Countries reporting
88
Highest
1.0%
Armenia
Lowest
0.0%
Republic of Moldova
Median
0.7%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,186

What the numbers show

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Armenia; the lowest is 0.0% in Republic of Moldova.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 0.7%.

Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 427.0%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 100.0%).

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Armenia 1.0% 2020 up 30.2% rising
1 Ukraine 1.0% 2012 up 35.2% rising
1 Slovakia 1.0% 2016 unchanged flat
1 Namibia 1.0% 2015 up 38.6% flat
1 Latvia 1.0% 2016 up 41.2% flat
1 Lithuania 1.0% 2016 unchanged flat
1 Kazakhstan 1.0% 2017 up 221.8% volatile
1 Estonia 1.0% 2016 up 2.1% rising
1 Czechia 1.0% 2010 up 49.3% rising
10 Mongolia 1.0% 2016 up 121.6% rising
11 Norway 1.0% 2016 down 3.3% flat
12 Germany 1.0% 2011 up 9.5% rising
13 Slovenia 1.0% 2013 up 5.0% flat
14 Denmark 0.9% 2016 down 5.1% rising
15 Luxembourg 0.9% 2016 down 2.3% rising
16 Sweden 0.9% 2016 down 1.9% flat
17 Hungary 0.9% 2016 down 5.0% falling
18 Malawi 0.9% 2016 up 427.0% volatile
19 Poland 0.9% 2019 down 1.3% rising
20 Netherlands 0.9% 2016 up 2.9% flat
21 Croatia 0.9% 2016 up 14.9% rising
22 France 0.9% 2016 down 2.2% flat
23 Bulgaria 0.9% 2016 up 6.1% rising
24 Belgium 0.9% 2003 up 8.7% rising
25 United States of America 0.9% 2018 up 0.8% flat
26 Iceland 0.9% 2013 up 0.6% flat
27 Portugal 0.9% 2016 up 12.2% rising
28 Ireland 0.8% 2016 down 9.0% falling
29 Cyprus 0.8% 2016 up 4.0% rising
30 Mauritius 0.8% 2012 up 9.7% flat
31 Spain 0.8% 2016 up 4.9% rising
32 South Africa 0.8% 2020 up 0.1% falling
33 Jordan 0.8% 2016 up 3.9% falling
34 Puerto Rico 0.8% 2005 down 5.5% falling
35 Austria 0.8% 2003 down 14.5% falling
36 Kosovo 0.8% 2017 up 21.0% flat
36 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% 2017 up 21.0% flat
38 Malta 0.7% 2016 down 8.6% falling
39 Italy 0.7% 2016 up 21.2% rising
40 Argentina 0.7% 2021 down 4.0% falling
41 Costa Rica 0.7% 2021 down 5.9% rising
42 Türkiye 0.7% 2019 up 14.4% rising
43 Sri Lanka 0.7% 2019 down 2.1% falling
44 Brazil 0.7% 2021 down 9.6% flat
45 Republic of Korea 0.7% 2017 up 21.9% rising
46 Belize 0.7% 1999 down 3.8% falling
47 Chile 0.7% 2017 down 1.1% flat
48 Mexico 0.7% 2020 up 1.8% flat
49 Tunisia 0.6% 2015 up 3.3% falling
50 Greece 0.6% 2016 up 1.3% flat
51 Uruguay 0.6% 2021 down 4.7% falling
52 Egypt 0.6% 2019 up 0.7% flat
53 Georgia 0.6% 2013 up 4.1% rising
54 Jamaica 0.6% 2002 down 5.0% flat
55 Philippines 0.6% 2019 up 4.5% rising
56 Panama 0.5% 2021 down 17.8% falling
57 Palestine, State of 0.5% 2017 down 8.4% falling
58 Dominican Republic 0.5% 2013 up 0.2% flat
59 El Salvador 0.5% 2017 down 2.6% flat
60 Guatemala 0.5% 2011 down 2.1% flat
61 Paraguay 0.5% 2017 up 41.3% flat
62 Romania 0.5% 2016 down 25.2% falling
63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5% 2016 falling
64 India 0.5% 2019 up 9.6% flat
65 Thailand 0.5% 2021 up 10.2% rising
66 Pakistan 0.5% 2020 up 6.3% flat
67 Rwanda 0.5% 2021 down 0.6% falling
68 Nicaragua 0.4% 2014 down 3.4% falling
69 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% 2006 down 15.9% falling
70 Honduras 0.4% 2017 down 5.0% falling
71 Mozambique 0.4% 2014 down 31.9% falling
72 Uganda 0.4% 2016 up 11.3% rising
73 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 up 24.9% rising
74 Colombia 0.3% 2021 down 6.1% falling
75 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 up 14.4% rising
76 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 down 21.4% falling
77 Bangladesh 0.3% 2016 up 18.5% rising
78 Nepal 0.3% 2014 down 4.0% falling
79 Madagascar 0.3% 2012 up 3.9% flat
80 Gambia 0.3% 2020 up 28.8% falling
81 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% 2020 down 58.8% volatile
82 Zambia 0.3% 2015 up 9.5% falling
83 Peru 0.3% 2021 down 9.6% flat
84 Ethiopia 0.2% 2021 up 60.9% falling
85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% 2021 down 32.8% falling
86 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 volatile
87 Ghana 0.2% 2016 up 1.9% flat
88 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,186 data points, 1970–2021
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