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

Denmark: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
14th
of 88 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2005
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
13
1992–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.811992200420161992: 0.91 % of workers with low education in the service sector1993: 0.909 % of workers with low education in the service sector2004: 0.756 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2006: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.008 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.87 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.949 % 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 Denmark stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark peaked at 1.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.

Denmark ranks 14th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark, 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 Denmark, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1992 0.9%
1993 0.9% -0.1%
2004 0.8% -16.9%
2005 1.0% +32.4%
2006 1.0% +0.0%
2007 1.0% +0.0%
2008 0.0% -99.2%
2011 1.0% +12502.8%
2012 1.0% +0.0%
2013 1.0% +0.0%
2014 1.0% +0.0%
2015 0.9% -13.0%
2016 0.9% +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.0% 1.0% 5
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 11 Norway 1.0% compare
  2. 12 Germany 1.0% compare
  3. 13 Slovenia 1.0% compare
  4. 15 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
  5. 16 Sweden 0.9% compare
  6. 17 Hungary 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
How does Denmark rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Denmark ranks 14th out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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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