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

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

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
33rd
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2010
All-time low
0.7%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jordan, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.796 % of workers with low education in the service sector2001: 0.797 % of workers with low education in the service sector2002: 0.761 % of workers with low education in the service sector2003: 0.843 % of workers with low education in the service sector2004: 0.84 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.844 % of workers with low education in the service sector2006: 0.749 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.757 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.788 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.72 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.848 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 0.759 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.767 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.76 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.771 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.779 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.8% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jordan peaked at 0.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.

That places Jordan 33rd out of 88 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jordan, 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 Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
2000 0.8%
2001 0.8% +0.1%
2002 0.8% -4.5%
2003 0.8% +10.7%
2004 0.8% -0.3%
2005 0.8% +0.4%
2006 0.7% -11.2%
2007 0.8% +1.0%
2008 0.8% +4.1%
2009 0.7% -8.6%
2010 0.8% +17.8%
2011 0.8% -10.5%
2012 0.8% +1.0%
2013 0.8% -0.9%
2014 0.8% +1.4%
2016 0.8% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 6

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  5. 35 Austria 0.8%
  6. 36 Kosovo 0.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jordan?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Jordan 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 Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
How does Jordan rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Jordan ranks 33rd out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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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