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

Ireland: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
28th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2006
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2004–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.919 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.899 % of workers with low education in the service sector2006: 0.928 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.919 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.894 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.899 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.881 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.887 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.895 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.844 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.8% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland peaked at 0.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

Ireland ranks 28th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland, 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 Ireland, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% -2.2%
2006 0.9% +3.2%
2007 0.9% -0.9%
2008 0.9% -2.7%
2009 0.9% +0.6%
2013 0.9% -2.1%
2014 0.9% +0.7%
2015 0.9% +0.9%
2016 0.8% -5.6%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 25 United States of America 0.9% compare
  2. 26 Iceland 0.9% compare
  3. 27 Portugal 0.9% compare
  4. 29 Cyprus 0.8% compare
  5. 30 Mauritius 0.8% compare
  6. 31 Spain 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Ireland rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Ireland ranks 28th out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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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