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

Iceland: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2013. ▬ Flat

Latest (2013)
0.9%
Change on year
up 20.6%
World rank
26th
of 88 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2011
All-time low
0.7%
in 2012
Years of data
10
2004–2013

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland, 2004–2013

00.20.40.60.812004200820132004: 0.873 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.823 % of workers with low education in the service sector2006: 0.867 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.766 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.923 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.776 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.977 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.728 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.879 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.9% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2013.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland peaked at 1.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2012.

Iceland ranks 26th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland, 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 Iceland, 2004 to 2013.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.8% -5.8%
2006 0.9% +5.3%
2007 0.8% -11.6%
2008 0.9% +20.5%
2009 0.8% -16.0%
2010 1.0% +26.0%
2011 1.0% +2.3%
2012 0.7% -27.2%
2013 0.9% +20.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 23 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  2. 24 Belgium 0.9%
  3. 25 United States 0.9% compare
  4. 27 Portugal 0.9% compare
  5. 28 Ireland 0.8% compare
  6. 29 Cyprus 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland was 0.9% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
How does Iceland rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Iceland ranks 26th out of 88 countries with data for 2013.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland 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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