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

Colombia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
74th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1996
All-time low
0.3%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.518 % of workers with low education in the service sector1999: 0.469 % of workers with low education in the service sector2000: 0.441 % of workers with low education in the service sector2001: 0.401 % of workers with low education in the service sector2002: 0.416 % of workers with low education in the service sector2003: 0.409 % of workers with low education in the service sector2004: 0.403 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.421 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.383 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.379 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.366 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 0.355 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.358 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.367 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.369 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.382 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.37 % of workers with low education in the service sector2017: 0.371 % of workers with low education in the service sector2018: 0.37 % of workers with low education in the service sector2019: 0.378 % of workers with low education in the service sector2020: 0.327 % of workers with low education in the service sector2021: 0.334 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia is 0.3%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia peaked at 0.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.

That places Colombia 74th out of 88 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia, 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 Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1996 0.5%
1999 0.5% -9.5%
2000 0.4% -5.9%
2001 0.4% -9.0%
2002 0.4% +3.7%
2003 0.4% -1.8%
2004 0.4% -1.5%
2005 0.4% +4.5%
2008 0.4% -9.1%
2009 0.4% -1.0%
2010 0.4% -3.4%
2011 0.4% -2.9%
2012 0.4% +0.7%
2013 0.4% +2.5%
2014 0.4% +0.5%
2015 0.4% +3.6%
2016 0.4% -3.2%
2017 0.4% +0.1%
2018 0.4% -0.2%
2019 0.4% +2.1%
2020 0.3% -13.5%
2021 0.3% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 8
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Colombia ranks 74th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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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