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

Panama: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
74th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1995
All-time low
0.4%
in 2014
Years of data
25
1991–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama, 1991–2021

00.20.40.61991200620211991: 0.456 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.528 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.506 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.518 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.512 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.509 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.454 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.463 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.447 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.462 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.441 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.458 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.487 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.486 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.476 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.48 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.486 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.38 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.475 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.354 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.484 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.446 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.467 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.442 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.413 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.4% for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2021.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama peaked at 0.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.

Panama ranks 74th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama, 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 Panama, 1991 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1991 0.5%
1995 0.5% +15.6%
1997 0.5% -4.2%
1998 0.5% +2.4%
1999 0.5% -1.2%
2000 0.5% -0.5%
2001 0.5% -10.9%
2002 0.5% +2.1%
2003 0.4% -3.6%
2004 0.5% +3.3%
2005 0.4% -4.5%
2006 0.5% +3.9%
2007 0.5% +6.2%
2008 0.5% -0.1%
2009 0.5% -2.2%
2010 0.5% +1.0%
2011 0.5% +1.3%
2012 0.4% -21.9%
2013 0.5% +25.0%
2014 0.4% -25.5%
2015 0.5% +36.7%
2016 0.4% -7.8%
2017 0.5% +4.7%
2018 0.4% -5.3%
2021 0.4% -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 9
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 Panama?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Panama was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
How does Panama rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Panama ranks 74th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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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