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

Moldova: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
33rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2015
Years of data
17
1998–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Moldova, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 1 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 1 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.609 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.619 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.729 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.705 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.686 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.687 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.656 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.53 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.534 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.521 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.549 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.565 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.577 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.872 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.857 % 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 Moldova stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Moldova peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.

That places Moldova 33rd out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Moldova, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1998 1.0%
2002 1.0% +0.0%
2006 0.6% -39.1%
2007 0.6% +1.6%
2008 0.7% +17.7%
2009 0.7% -3.2%
2010 0.7% -2.8%
2011 0.7% +0.2%
2012 0.7% -4.6%
2013 0.5% -19.1%
2014 0.5% +0.6%
2015 0.5% -2.4%
2016 0.5% +5.5%
2017 0.6% +2.9%
2018 0.6% +2.1%
2019 0.9% +51.1%
2021 0.9% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 1.0% 5
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 30 Romania 0.9% compare
  2. 31 South Africa 0.9% compare
  3. 32 Finland 0.9% compare
  4. 34 Mauritius 0.9% compare
  5. 35 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  6. 36 Belgium 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Moldova?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Moldova was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
How does Moldova rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Moldova ranks 33rd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova 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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