Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
77th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2010
All-time low
0.3%
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh, 2005–2016

00.10.20.30.42005201020162005: 0.264 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.353 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.335 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.318 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.313 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.

Bangladesh ranks 77th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector) in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
2005 0.3%
2010 0.4% +33.4%
2013 0.3% -5.1%
2015 0.3% -4.9%
2016 0.3% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bangladesh was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
How does Bangladesh rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Bangladesh ranks 77th out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low 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, 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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