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

Portugal: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 2004
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal, 1986–2016

00.20.40.60.81986200120161986: 0.749 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.747 % of employed population with low education in working age1991: 0.769 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.734 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.744 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.752 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.763 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.78 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.804 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.794 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.798 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.825 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.828 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.827 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.842 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.844 % 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 Portugal is 0.8%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.

Portugal ranks 23rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal, 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 Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1986 0.7%
1987 0.7% -0.2%
1991 0.8% +3.0%
2004 0.7% -4.6%
2005 0.7% +1.3%
2006 0.8% +1.1%
2007 0.8% +1.5%
2008 0.8% +2.2%
2009 0.8% +3.0%
2010 0.8% -1.2%
2011 0.8% +0.6%
2012 0.8% +3.3%
2013 0.8% +0.4%
2014 0.8% -0.1%
2015 0.8% +1.8%
2016 0.8% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 20 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  2. 21 Netherlands 0.9% compare
  3. 22 Croatia 0.9% compare
  4. 24 Namibia 0.8% compare
  5. 25 South Africa 0.8% compare
  6. 26 Spain 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Portugal was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Portugal rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Portugal ranks 23rd out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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