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

India: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
64th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2018
All-time low
0.4%
in 1993
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51983200120191983: 0.464 % of workers with low education in the service sector1987: 0.449 % of workers with low education in the service sector1993: 0.416 % of workers with low education in the service sector1999: 0.447 % of workers with low education in the service sector2004: 0.419 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.435 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.426 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.426 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 0.441 % of workers with low education in the service sector2017: 0.475 % of workers with low education in the service sector2018: 0.485 % of workers with low education in the service sector2019: 0.467 % 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 India is 0.5%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1993.

That places India 64th out of 88 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India, 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 India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1983 0.5%
1987 0.4% -3.4%
1993 0.4% -7.2%
1999 0.4% +7.5%
2004 0.4% -6.3%
2005 0.4% +3.7%
2007 0.4% -2.1%
2009 0.4% +0.1%
2011 0.4% +3.6%
2017 0.5% +7.5%
2018 0.5% +2.2%
2019 0.5% -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 61 Paraguay 0.5% compare
  2. 62 Romania 0.5% compare
  3. 63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5% compare
  4. 65 Thailand 0.5% compare
  5. 66 Pakistan 0.5% compare
  6. 67 Rwanda 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
How does India rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
India ranks 64th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India 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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