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

Jordan: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
13
2000–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jordan, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.85 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.854 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.819 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.854 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.862 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.873 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.857 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.843 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.862 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.862 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.87 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.878 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.879 % 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 Jordan stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jordan peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

That places Jordan 24th out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
2000 0.9%
2001 0.9% +0.5%
2002 0.8% -4.1%
2006 0.9% +4.2%
2007 0.9% +1.0%
2008 0.9% +1.2%
2009 0.9% -1.8%
2010 0.8% -1.7%
2011 0.9% +2.3%
2012 0.9% +0.0%
2013 0.9% +0.9%
2014 0.9% +0.9%
2016 0.9% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 21 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  2. 22 Hungary 0.9% compare
  3. 23 Latvia 0.9% compare
  4. 25 Austria 0.9%
  5. 26 United Kingdom 0.9% compare
  6. 27 Ireland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jordan?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Jordan was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Jordan ranks 24th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jordan 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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