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

Sweden: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
16th
of 88 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2013
All-time low
0.8%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.855 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.927 % of workers with low education in the service sector2006: 0.959 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.937 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.876 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.949 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.951 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 0.959 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.914 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.968 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.886 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.795 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.941 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden peaked at 1.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.

Sweden ranks 16th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden, 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 Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% +8.5%
2006 1.0% +3.4%
2007 0.9% -2.2%
2008 0.9% -6.5%
2009 0.9% +8.2%
2010 1.0% +0.2%
2011 1.0% +0.8%
2012 0.9% -4.7%
2013 1.0% +5.9%
2014 0.9% -8.5%
2015 0.8% -10.3%
2016 0.9% +18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 13 Slovenia 1.0% compare
  2. 14 Denmark 0.9% compare
  3. 15 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
  4. 17 Hungary 0.9% compare
  5. 18 Malawi 0.9% compare
  6. 19 Poland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
How does Sweden rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Sweden ranks 16th out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden 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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