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

Iceland: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.0%
Change on year
up 38.7%
World rank
1st
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2004–2015

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland, 2004–2015

00.20.40.60.812004200920152004: 0.879 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.813 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.81 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.754 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.81 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.651 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.96 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.9 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.793 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.834 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.721 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 1 % 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 Iceland is 1.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 38.7% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.

That places Iceland 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Iceland, 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 Iceland, 2004 to 2015.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.8% -7.5%
2006 0.8% -0.3%
2007 0.8% -7.0%
2008 0.8% +7.4%
2009 0.7% -19.5%
2010 1.0% +47.4%
2011 0.9% -6.3%
2012 0.8% -11.9%
2013 0.8% +5.3%
2014 0.7% -13.6%
2015 1.0% +38.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Iceland was 1.0% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
How does Iceland rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Iceland ranks 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2015.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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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