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

India: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
90th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1983
All-time low
0.5%
in 2004
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.607 % of employed population with high education in working age1987: 0.57 % of employed population with high education in working age1993: 0.525 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.511 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.462 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.481 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.489 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.499 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.503 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.547 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.542 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.521 % 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 2019, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in India stood at 0.5%.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in India peaked at 0.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2004.

India ranks 90th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1983 0.6%
1987 0.6% -6.1%
1993 0.5% -7.9%
1999 0.5% -2.7%
2004 0.5% -9.5%
2005 0.5% +3.9%
2007 0.5% +1.7%
2009 0.5% +2.1%
2011 0.5% +0.9%
2017 0.5% +8.6%
2018 0.5% -0.9%
2019 0.5% -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in India?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in India was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
How does India rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
India ranks 90th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India 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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