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

Ghana: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.2% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.2%
World rank
87th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1991
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.050.10.150.21991200320161991: 0.197 % of workers with low education in the service sector1998: 0.109 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.17 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.169 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.173 % 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 Ghana stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ghana peaked at 0.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.

Ghana ranks 87th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ghana, 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 Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1991 0.2%
1998 0.1% -44.5%
2005 0.2% +55.4%
2012 0.2% -0.4%
2016 0.2% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 84 Ethiopia 0.2% compare
  2. 85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% compare
  3. 86 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare
  4. 88 Republic of Moldova 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ghana?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ghana was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1991.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
How does Ghana rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Ghana ranks 87th out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana 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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