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

Philippines: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
60th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 2002
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.81997200820191997: 0.648 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.645 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.643 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.637 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.641 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.614 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.629 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.642 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.631 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.631 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.638 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.638 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.643 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.651 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.653 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.664 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.674 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.67 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.681 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.706 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.713 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.716 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.721 % 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 Philippines stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.

That places Philippines 60th out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1997 0.6%
1998 0.6% -0.5%
1999 0.6% -0.3%
2000 0.6% -1.0%
2001 0.6% +0.5%
2002 0.6% -4.1%
2003 0.6% +2.3%
2004 0.6% +2.1%
2005 0.6% -1.8%
2006 0.6% -0.0%
2007 0.6% +1.3%
2008 0.6% -0.1%
2009 0.6% +0.7%
2010 0.7% +1.3%
2011 0.7% +0.3%
2012 0.7% +1.7%
2013 0.7% +1.4%
2014 0.7% -0.6%
2015 0.7% +1.7%
2016 0.7% +3.7%
2017 0.7% +0.9%
2018 0.7% +0.5%
2019 0.7% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 57 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  2. 58 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  3. 59 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  4. 61 Brazil 0.7% compare
  5. 62 Mongolia 0.7% compare
  6. 63 Greece 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
How does Philippines rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Philippines ranks 60th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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