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

Greece: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
82nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1984
All-time low
0.3%
in 2015
Years of data
14
1984–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece, 1984–2016

00.20.40.61984200020161984: 0.557 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.43 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.446 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.453 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.456 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.464 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.46 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.418 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.386 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.399 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.382 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.358 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.344 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.375 % 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 Greece is 0.4%, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece peaked at 0.6% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.

That places Greece 82nd out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece, 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 Greece, 1984 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1984 0.6%
2004 0.4% -22.8%
2005 0.4% +3.7%
2006 0.5% +1.4%
2007 0.5% +0.8%
2008 0.5% +1.8%
2009 0.5% -0.9%
2010 0.4% -9.2%
2011 0.4% -7.7%
2012 0.4% +3.4%
2013 0.4% -4.3%
2014 0.4% -6.3%
2015 0.3% -3.9%
2016 0.4% +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1984.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
How does Greece rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Greece ranks 82nd out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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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