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

Jamaica: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2002. ▬ Flat

Latest (2002)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
54th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1999
All-time low
0.5%
in 1996
Years of data
5
1990–2002

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jamaica, 1990–2002

00.20.40.61990199620021990: 0.633 % of workers with low education in the service sector1996: 0.531 % of workers with low education in the service sector1999: 0.644 % of workers with low education in the service sector2001: 0.6 % of workers with low education in the service sector2002: 0.601 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.6% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2002.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jamaica peaked at 0.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1996.

Jamaica ranks 54th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica, 1990 to 2002.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1990 0.6%
1996 0.5% -16.2%
1999 0.6% +21.4%
2001 0.6% -6.9%
2002 0.6% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 51 Uruguay 0.6% compare
  2. 52 Egypt 0.6% compare
  3. 53 Georgia 0.6%
  4. 55 Philippines 0.6% compare
  5. 56 Panama 0.5% compare
  6. 57 Palestine, State of 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jamaica?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jamaica was 0.6% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
How does Jamaica rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Jamaica ranks 54th out of 88 countries with data for 2002.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica 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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