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

Pakistan: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
81st
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2017
All-time low
0.3%
in 2009
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.336 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.339 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.386 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.366 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.365 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.343 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.338 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.336 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.34 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.372 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.372 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.363 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.4 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.367 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.389 % 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 Pakistan is 0.4%, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.

That places Pakistan 81st out of 104 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1999 0.3% +0.7%
2001 0.4% +13.9%
2003 0.4% -5.1%
2005 0.4% -0.4%
2007 0.3% -6.0%
2008 0.3% -1.4%
2009 0.3% -0.5%
2010 0.3% +1.2%
2012 0.4% +9.3%
2013 0.4% +0.1%
2014 0.4% -2.4%
2017 0.4% +10.2%
2018 0.4% -8.3%
2020 0.4% +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 6
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 6
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
How does Pakistan rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Pakistan ranks 81st out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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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