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

Puerto Rico: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2005. ▼ Falling

Latest (2005)
0.8%
World rank
34th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1980
All-time low
0.8%
in 2005
Years of data
5
1970–2005

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Puerto Rico, 1970–2005

00.20.40.60.81970198720051970: 0.797 % of workers with low education in the service sector1980: 0.849 % of workers with low education in the service sector1990: 0.818 % of workers with low education in the service sector2000: 0.78 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.772 % 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 2005, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Puerto Rico stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.

Puerto Rico ranks 34th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico, 1970 to 2005.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1970 0.8%
1980 0.8% +6.5%
1990 0.8% -3.7%
2000 0.8% -4.5%
2005 0.8% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 31 Spain 0.8% compare
  2. 32 South Africa 0.8% compare
  3. 33 Jordan 0.8% compare
  4. 35 Austria 0.8% compare
  5. 36 Kosovo 0.8%
  6. 36 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8%

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Puerto Rico?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Puerto Rico was 0.8% in 2005, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1980.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
How does Puerto Rico rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Puerto Rico ranks 34th out of 88 countries with data for 2005.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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