Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium

Belgium: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2003. ▬ Flat

Latest (2003)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
19th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2003
All-time low
0.8%
in 1999
Years of data
18
1985–2003

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium, 1985–2003

00.20.40.60.81985199420031985: 0.827 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.837 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.843 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.847 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.835 % of employed population with low education in working age1991: 0.849 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.823 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.823 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.824 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.823 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.823 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.829 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.821 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.811 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.865 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.868 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.858 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.87 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2003. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1999.

Belgium ranks 19th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Belgium, 1985 to 2003.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1985 0.8%
1986 0.8% +1.1%
1987 0.8% +0.7%
1988 0.8% +0.5%
1989 0.8% -1.5%
1991 0.8% +1.8%
1992 0.8% -3.1%
1993 0.8% -0.0%
1994 0.8% +0.2%
1995 0.8% -0.2%
1996 0.8% -0.0%
1997 0.8% +0.8%
1998 0.8% -1.1%
1999 0.8% -1.2%
2000 0.9% +6.6%
2001 0.9% +0.4%
2002 0.9% -1.2%
2003 0.9% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 16 France 0.9%
  2. 17 United States 0.9% compare
  3. 18 Kazakhstan 0.9%
  4. 20 Bulgaria 0.9%
  5. 21 Netherlands 0.9% compare
  6. 22 Croatia 0.9%

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium was 0.9% in 2003, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
How does Belgium rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Belgium ranks 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2003.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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