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

Colombia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
83rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1996
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.538 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.485 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.46 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.425 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.442 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.437 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.423 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.439 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.418 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.392 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.381 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.377 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.379 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.386 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.383 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.386 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.375 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.37 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.367 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.392 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.366 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.365 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.4% for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia peaked at 0.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.

That places Colombia 83rd out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia, 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 Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1996 0.5%
1999 0.5% -9.8%
2000 0.5% -5.2%
2001 0.4% -7.7%
2002 0.4% +4.0%
2003 0.4% -1.1%
2004 0.4% -3.2%
2005 0.4% +3.8%
2008 0.4% -4.6%
2009 0.4% -6.2%
2010 0.4% -2.9%
2011 0.4% -1.0%
2012 0.4% +0.5%
2013 0.4% +1.7%
2014 0.4% -0.8%
2015 0.4% +0.8%
2016 0.4% -2.9%
2017 0.4% -1.3%
2018 0.4% -0.7%
2019 0.4% +6.7%
2020 0.4% -6.7%
2021 0.4% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Colombia was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
How does Colombia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Colombia ranks 83rd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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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