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

Italy: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
39th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 1998
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.709 % of workers with low education in the service sector1993: 0.713 % of workers with low education in the service sector1994: 0.711 % of workers with low education in the service sector1995: 0.706 % of workers with low education in the service sector1996: 0.703 % of workers with low education in the service sector1997: 0.706 % of workers with low education in the service sector1998: 0.549 % of workers with low education in the service sector1999: 0.551 % of workers with low education in the service sector2000: 0.567 % of workers with low education in the service sector2001: 0.569 % of workers with low education in the service sector2002: 0.58 % of workers with low education in the service sector2003: 0.609 % of workers with low education in the service sector2004: 0.565 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.631 % of workers with low education in the service sector2006: 0.607 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.661 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.72 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.726 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.664 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 0.677 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.731 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.72 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.677 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.72 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.736 % 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 Italy stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Italy peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.

Italy ranks 39th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Italy, 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 Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +0.5%
1994 0.7% -0.2%
1995 0.7% -0.7%
1996 0.7% -0.4%
1997 0.7% +0.4%
1998 0.5% -22.2%
1999 0.6% +0.3%
2000 0.6% +2.9%
2001 0.6% +0.5%
2002 0.6% +1.9%
2003 0.6% +5.0%
2004 0.6% -7.2%
2005 0.6% +11.5%
2006 0.6% -3.7%
2007 0.7% +8.8%
2008 0.7% +8.9%
2009 0.7% +0.9%
2010 0.7% -8.6%
2011 0.7% +2.0%
2012 0.7% +8.0%
2013 0.7% -1.5%
2014 0.7% -6.0%
2015 0.7% +6.4%
2016 0.7% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.5% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Italy?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Italy was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
How does Italy rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Italy ranks 39th out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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