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

Namibia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.9%
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
28th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 1993
Years of data
6
1993–2015

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Namibia, 1993–2015

00.20.40.60.81993200420151993: 0.691 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.758 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.742 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.76 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.761 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.869 % 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 2015, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Namibia stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Namibia peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1993.

That places Namibia 28th out of 103 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Namibia, 1993 to 2015.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1993 0.7%
2009 0.8% +9.8%
2012 0.7% -2.2%
2013 0.8% +2.4%
2014 0.8% +0.2%
2015 0.9% +14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 25 Austria 0.9% compare
  2. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  3. 27 Ireland 0.9% compare
  4. 29 North Macedonia 0.9% compare
  5. 30 Romania 0.9% compare
  6. 31 South Africa 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Namibia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Namibia was 0.9% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
How does Namibia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Namibia ranks 28th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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
103 places, 1,386 data points, 1970–2021
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