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

Puerto Rico: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2005. ▼ Falling

Latest (2005)
0.8%
World rank
30th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1980
All-time low
0.8%
in 2005
Years of data
5
1970–2005

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Puerto Rico, 1970–2005

00.20.40.60.81970198720051970: 0.874 % of employed population with low education in working age1980: 0.885 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.817 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.792 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.774 % 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 Puerto Rico is 0.8%, measured in 2005. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.

Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico, 1970 to 2005.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1970 0.9%
1980 0.9% +1.3%
1990 0.8% -7.7%
2000 0.8% -3.1%
2005 0.8% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 27 Jordan 0.8% compare
  2. 28 Cyprus 0.8%
  3. 29 Latvia 0.8% compare
  4. 31 Austria 0.8% compare
  5. 32 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  6. 33 Lithuania 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Puerto Rico?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Puerto Rico was 0.8% in 2005, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1980.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
How does Puerto Rico rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Puerto Rico ranks 30th out of 104 countries with data for 2005.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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