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

Malawi: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 15.7%
World rank
100th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
6
1997–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Malawi, 1997–2019

0.050.10.150.20.251997200820191997: 0.165 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.12 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.23 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.074 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.087 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.074 % 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 Malawi is 0.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Malawi peaked at 0.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

Malawi ranks 100th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Malawi, 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 Malawi, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1997 0.2%
2004 0.1% -27.0%
2010 0.2% +91.6%
2013 0.1% -68.0%
2016 0.1% +18.4%
2019 0.1% -15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 97 Mozambique 0.1% compare
  2. 98 Ghana 0.1% compare
  3. 99 Zambia 0.1% compare
  4. 101 Guinea 0.1% compare
  5. 102 Madagascar 0.1% compare
  6. 103 Togo 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Malawi?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Malawi was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Malawi rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Malawi ranks 100th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi 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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