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

Namibia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
1.0%
Change on year
up 40.9%
World rank
1st
of 88 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.6%
in 2012
Years of data
6
1993–2015

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Namibia, 1993–2015

00.20.40.60.811993200420151993: 0.799 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.721 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.649 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.683 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.71 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 1 % 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 Namibia is 1.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 40.9% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Namibia peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2012.

Namibia ranks 1st of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Namibia, 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 Namibia, 1993 to 2015.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1993 0.8%
2009 0.7% -9.7%
2012 0.6% -10.1%
2013 0.7% +5.2%
2014 0.7% +4.0%
2015 1.0% +40.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 4

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  8. 1 Ukraine 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Namibia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Namibia was 1.0% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
How does Namibia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Namibia ranks 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2015.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia 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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