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

Bulgaria: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
20th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.6%
in 2002
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.812002200920162002: 0.57 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.746 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.769 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.76 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.813 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.834 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.914 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.894 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.886 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.885 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.881 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.859 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bulgaria is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.

That places Bulgaria 20th out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2002 0.6%
2004 0.7% +30.9%
2005 0.8% +3.1%
2006 0.8% -1.1%
2009 0.8% +7.0%
2010 0.8% +2.6%
2011 0.9% +9.6%
2012 0.9% -2.3%
2013 0.9% -0.9%
2014 0.9% -0.0%
2015 0.9% -0.5%
2016 0.9% -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 17 United States 0.9% compare
  2. 18 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  3. 19 Belgium 0.9%
  4. 21 Netherlands 0.9% compare
  5. 22 Croatia 0.9% compare
  6. 23 Portugal 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bulgaria?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Bulgaria was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
How does Bulgaria rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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