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

Pakistan: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
66th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2001
All-time low
0.4%
in 2014
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.10.20.30.40.51992200620201992: 0.447 % of workers with low education in the service sector1999: 0.443 % of workers with low education in the service sector2001: 0.47 % of workers with low education in the service sector2003: 0.455 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.46 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.431 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.438 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.437 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.433 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.451 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.441 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.425 % of workers with low education in the service sector2017: 0.458 % of workers with low education in the service sector2018: 0.43 % of workers with low education in the service sector2020: 0.461 % 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 2020, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.

Pakistan ranks 66th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1992 0.4%
1999 0.4% -0.9%
2001 0.5% +6.0%
2003 0.5% -3.1%
2005 0.5% +1.0%
2007 0.4% -6.4%
2008 0.4% +1.8%
2009 0.4% -0.4%
2010 0.4% -0.8%
2012 0.5% +4.0%
2013 0.4% -2.2%
2014 0.4% -3.5%
2017 0.5% +7.7%
2018 0.4% -6.2%
2020 0.5% +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 6
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5% compare
  2. 64 India 0.5% compare
  3. 65 Thailand 0.5% compare
  4. 67 Rwanda 0.5% compare
  5. 68 Nicaragua 0.4% compare
  6. 69 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
How does Pakistan rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Pakistan ranks 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pakistan 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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