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

Romania: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 18.6%
World rank
62nd
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2007
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2001–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Romania, 2001–2016

00.20.40.60.82001200820162001: 0.597 % of workers with low education in the service sector2002: 0.649 % of workers with low education in the service sector2003: 0.663 % of workers with low education in the service sector2004: 0.582 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.647 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.827 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.655 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.575 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.512 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 0.389 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.475 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.309 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.56 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.594 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.483 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.5% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Romania peaked at 0.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.

Romania ranks 62nd of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Romania, 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 Romania, 2001 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
2001 0.6%
2002 0.6% +8.7%
2003 0.7% +2.1%
2004 0.6% -12.2%
2005 0.6% +11.1%
2007 0.8% +27.8%
2008 0.7% -20.7%
2009 0.6% -12.3%
2010 0.5% -10.9%
2011 0.4% -24.0%
2012 0.5% +22.1%
2013 0.3% -35.0%
2014 0.6% +81.3%
2015 0.6% +6.0%
2016 0.5% -18.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.3% 0.6% 7

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  1. 59 El Salvador 0.5% compare
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  3. 61 Paraguay 0.5% compare
  4. 63 United Kingdom 0.5% compare
  5. 64 India 0.5% compare
  6. 65 Thailand 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Romania?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Romania was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Romania rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Romania ranks 62nd out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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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