Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
13th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2013
All-time low
0.9%
in 2004
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.812002200920162002: 0.862 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.853 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.867 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.876 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.871 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.879 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.902 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.907 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.907 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.897 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.892 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.896 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.

Bulgaria ranks 13th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Bulgaria, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
2002 0.9%
2004 0.9% -1.0%
2005 0.9% +1.6%
2006 0.9% +0.9%
2009 0.9% -0.5%
2010 0.9% +0.9%
2011 0.9% +2.7%
2012 0.9% +0.5%
2013 0.9% +0.1%
2014 0.9% -1.2%
2015 0.9% -0.6%
2016 0.9% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 10 Puerto Rico 0.9%
  2. 11 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  3. 12 Sweden 0.9% compare
  4. 14 Croatia 0.9% compare
  5. 15 Iceland 0.9% compare
  6. 16 Malta 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Bulgaria was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
How does Bulgaria rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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