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

Guatemala: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
57th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2002
Years of data
14
2000–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Guatemala, 2000–2019

00.20.40.62000200920192000: 0.457 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.383 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.421 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.423 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.429 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.469 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.494 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.504 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.552 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.559 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.572 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.557 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.539 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.585 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Guatemala stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Guatemala peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.

Guatemala ranks 57th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2000 0.5%
2002 0.4% -16.3%
2003 0.4% +10.0%
2004 0.4% +0.5%
2006 0.4% +1.3%
2010 0.5% +9.5%
2011 0.5% +5.2%
2013 0.5% +2.1%
2014 0.6% +9.4%
2015 0.6% +1.2%
2016 0.6% +2.3%
2017 0.6% -2.6%
2018 0.5% -3.2%
2019 0.6% +8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 5
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 54 Belize 0.6%
  2. 55 South Korea 0.6% compare
  3. 56 North Macedonia 0.6% compare
  4. 58 Brazil 0.6% compare
  5. 59 Philippines 0.6% compare
  6. 60 El Salvador 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Guatemala?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Guatemala was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
How does Guatemala rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Guatemala ranks 57th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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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