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

Philippines: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
59th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.396 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.397 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.405 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.404 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.429 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.403 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.41 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.432 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.407 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.413 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.425 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.426 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.437 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.447 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.46 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.486 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.498 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.484 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.5 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.544 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.534 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.557 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.564 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.6% for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1997.

That places Philippines 59th out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines, 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 Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.4% +0.2%
1999 0.4% +2.0%
2000 0.4% -0.2%
2001 0.4% +6.0%
2002 0.4% -6.0%
2003 0.4% +1.8%
2004 0.4% +5.4%
2005 0.4% -5.8%
2006 0.4% +1.5%
2007 0.4% +2.8%
2008 0.4% +0.3%
2009 0.4% +2.6%
2010 0.4% +2.4%
2011 0.5% +2.8%
2012 0.5% +5.8%
2013 0.5% +2.3%
2014 0.5% -2.7%
2015 0.5% +3.4%
2016 0.5% +8.7%
2017 0.5% -1.8%
2018 0.6% +4.3%
2019 0.6% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 56 North Macedonia 0.6% compare
  2. 57 Guatemala 0.6% compare
  3. 58 Brazil 0.6% compare
  4. 60 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  5. 61 Romania 0.5% compare
  6. 62 Türkiye 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Philippines ranks 59th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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