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

Turkey: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
50th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Turkey, 2000–2019

00.20.40.60.82000200920192000: 0.716 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.718 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.728 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.722 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.722 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.731 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.744 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.754 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.759 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.752 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.763 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.771 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.779 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.784 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.789 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.794 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.792 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.786 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.788 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.788 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Turkey is 0.8%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Turkey peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.

That places Turkey 50th 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 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Turkey, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
2000 0.7%
2001 0.7% +0.3%
2002 0.7% +1.4%
2003 0.7% -0.9%
2004 0.7% +0.0%
2005 0.7% +1.2%
2006 0.7% +1.8%
2007 0.8% +1.4%
2008 0.8% +0.6%
2009 0.8% -0.9%
2010 0.8% +1.4%
2011 0.8% +1.1%
2012 0.8% +1.0%
2013 0.8% +0.6%
2014 0.8% +0.7%
2015 0.8% +0.6%
2016 0.8% -0.3%
2017 0.8% -0.7%
2018 0.8% +0.2%
2019 0.8% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 47 Serbia 0.8% compare
  2. 48 Palestine 0.8% compare
  3. 49 Egypt 0.8% compare
  4. 51 Albania 0.8% compare
  5. 52 Italy 0.8% compare
  6. 53 Mexico 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Turkey?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Turkey was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
How does Turkey rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Turkey ranks 50th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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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