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

Panama: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
56th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1991
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
25
1991–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama, 1991–2021

00.20.40.61991200620211991: 0.674 % of workers with low education in the service sector1995: 0.664 % of workers with low education in the service sector1997: 0.643 % of workers with low education in the service sector1998: 0.619 % of workers with low education in the service sector1999: 0.616 % of workers with low education in the service sector2000: 0.629 % of workers with low education in the service sector2001: 0.623 % of workers with low education in the service sector2002: 0.602 % of workers with low education in the service sector2003: 0.604 % of workers with low education in the service sector2004: 0.601 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.571 % of workers with low education in the service sector2006: 0.605 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.646 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.623 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.609 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.621 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 0.638 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.573 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.624 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.517 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.609 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.603 % of workers with low education in the service sector2017: 0.596 % of workers with low education in the service sector2018: 0.566 % of workers with low education in the service sector2021: 0.524 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.5% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

That places Panama 56th out of 88 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama, year by year

Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1991 0.7% —
1995 0.7% -1.5%
1997 0.6% -3.2%
1998 0.6% -3.7%
1999 0.6% -0.4%
2000 0.6% +2.0%
2001 0.6% -0.9%
2002 0.6% -3.4%
2003 0.6% +0.4%
2004 0.6% -0.5%
2005 0.6% -5.0%
2006 0.6% +5.9%
2007 0.6% +6.8%
2008 0.6% -3.6%
2009 0.6% -2.3%
2010 0.6% +1.9%
2011 0.6% +2.7%
2012 0.6% -10.1%
2013 0.6% +8.9%
2014 0.5% -17.1%
2015 0.6% +17.7%
2016 0.6% -1.0%
2017 0.6% -1.2%
2018 0.6% -5.0%
2021 0.5% -7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

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  4. 57 Palestine, State of 0.5% compare
  5. 58 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  6. 59 El Salvador 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Panama rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Panama ranks 56th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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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