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

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

Latest (2021)
0.6%
World rank
88th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2000
All-time low
0.5%
in 2015
Years of data
10
1995–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia, 1995–2021

00.20.40.60.81995200820211995: 0.608 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.732 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.789 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.564 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.719 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.538 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.538 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.617 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.498 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.556 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.

That places Ethiopia 88th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Ethiopia, 1995 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1995 0.6%
1999 0.7% +20.4%
2000 0.8% +7.7%
2004 0.6% -28.5%
2005 0.7% +27.6%
2010 0.5% -25.2%
2011 0.5% +0.0%
2013 0.6% +14.5%
2015 0.5% -19.2%
2021 0.6% +11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 3
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 4
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 85 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
  2. 86 Georgia 0.6% compare
  3. 87 Cambodia 0.6% compare
  4. 89 Peru 0.5% compare
  5. 90 India 0.5% compare
  6. 91 Ecuador 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ethiopia was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
How does Ethiopia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ethiopia ranks 88th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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