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

Netherlands: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
21st
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2002
All-time low
0.8%
in 2012
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands, 1988–2016

00.20.40.60.811988200220161988: 0.89 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.891 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.867 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.863 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.911 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.909 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.897 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.912 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.911 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.908 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.892 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.901 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.901 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.9 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.883 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.89 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.9 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.833 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.862 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.867 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.848 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.858 % 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 2016, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands peaked at 0.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.

That places Netherlands 21st out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands, 1988 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1988 0.9%
1989 0.9% +0.1%
1994 0.9% -2.7%
1995 0.9% -0.4%
1999 0.9% +5.5%
2000 0.9% -0.2%
2001 0.9% -1.3%
2002 0.9% +1.7%
2003 0.9% -0.1%
2004 0.9% -0.4%
2005 0.9% -1.8%
2006 0.9% +1.1%
2007 0.9% -0.0%
2008 0.9% -0.1%
2009 0.9% -1.9%
2010 0.9% +0.8%
2011 0.9% +1.1%
2012 0.8% -7.5%
2013 0.9% +3.5%
2014 0.9% +0.6%
2015 0.8% -2.1%
2016 0.9% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 18 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  2. 19 Belgium 0.9% compare
  3. 20 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  4. 22 Croatia 0.9% compare
  5. 23 Portugal 0.8% compare
  6. 24 Namibia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
How does Netherlands rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Netherlands ranks 21st out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands 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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