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

Uganda: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
World rank
72nd
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2009
All-time low
0.2%
in 2002
Years of data
7
1999–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uganda, 1999–2016

0.20.40.60.81999200720161999: 0.379 % of workers with low education in the service sector2002: 0.247 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.32 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.754 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.322 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.303 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.357 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.4% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uganda peaked at 0.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.

Uganda ranks 72nd of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uganda, 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 Uganda, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1999 0.4%
2002 0.2% -34.7%
2005 0.3% +29.5%
2009 0.8% +135.3%
2010 0.3% -57.3%
2012 0.3% -5.9%
2016 0.4% +17.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.8% 3
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uganda?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uganda was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
How does Uganda rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Uganda ranks 72nd out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda 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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