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

Colombia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
84th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1996
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.60.81996200820211996: 0.732 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.68 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.677 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.647 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.635 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.639 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.632 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.643 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.614 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.604 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.595 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.586 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.594 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.596 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.61 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.612 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.612 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.611 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.601 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.608 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.589 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.584 % 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 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia peaked at 0.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.

That places Colombia 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1996 0.7%
1999 0.7% -7.1%
2000 0.7% -0.4%
2001 0.6% -4.4%
2002 0.6% -1.9%
2003 0.6% +0.6%
2004 0.6% -1.1%
2005 0.6% +1.8%
2008 0.6% -4.6%
2009 0.6% -1.6%
2010 0.6% -1.5%
2011 0.6% -1.4%
2012 0.6% +1.3%
2013 0.6% +0.2%
2014 0.6% +2.4%
2015 0.6% +0.3%
2016 0.6% +0.1%
2017 0.6% -0.2%
2018 0.6% -1.7%
2019 0.6% +1.2%
2020 0.6% -3.1%
2021 0.6% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 81 Armenia 0.6% compare
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  3. 83 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  4. 85 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
  5. 86 Georgia 0.6% compare
  6. 87 Cambodia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Colombia was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Colombia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Colombia ranks 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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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