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

Portugal: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.746 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.759 % of workers with low education in the service sector2006: 0.764 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.76 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.783 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.819 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.812 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 0.826 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.846 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.845 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.85 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.857 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.857 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.9% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.

That places Portugal 27th out of 88 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal, 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 Portugal, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
2004 0.7%
2005 0.8% +1.8%
2006 0.8% +0.6%
2007 0.8% -0.4%
2008 0.8% +3.0%
2009 0.8% +4.6%
2010 0.8% -0.8%
2011 0.8% +1.7%
2012 0.8% +2.4%
2013 0.8% -0.1%
2014 0.8% +0.5%
2015 0.9% +0.9%
2016 0.9% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 24 Belgium 0.9%
  2. 25 United States of America 0.9% compare
  3. 26 Iceland 0.9% compare
  4. 28 Ireland 0.8% compare
  5. 29 Cyprus 0.8% compare
  6. 30 Mauritius 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Portugal rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Portugal ranks 27th out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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