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

Nicaragua: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.4%
World rank
68th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1993
All-time low
0.4%
in 2014
Years of data
6
1993–2014

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua, 1993–2014

00.20.40.61993200320141993: 0.566 % of workers with low education in the service sector1998: 0.516 % of workers with low education in the service sector2001: 0.481 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.446 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.442 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.431 % 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 2014, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua peaked at 0.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.

That places Nicaragua 68th out of 88 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua, 1993 to 2014.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1993 0.6%
1998 0.5% -9.0%
2001 0.5% -6.6%
2005 0.4% -7.3%
2009 0.4% -0.9%
2014 0.4% -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 3
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

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  4. 69 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% compare
  5. 70 Honduras 0.4% compare
  6. 71 Mozambique 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Nicaragua was 0.4% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1993.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
How does Nicaragua rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Nicaragua ranks 68th out of 88 countries with data for 2014.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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