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

Russian Federation: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 2007
Years of data
7
2003–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Russian Federation, 2003–2016

00.20.40.60.812003200920162003: 0.96 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.874 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.712 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.768 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.963 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 1 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 1 % 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 Russian Federation is 1.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Russian Federation peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2007.

Russian Federation ranks 1st of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation, 2003 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2003 1.0%
2005 0.9% -9.0%
2007 0.7% -18.5%
2009 0.8% +7.9%
2012 1.0% +25.5%
2015 1.0% +3.8%
2016 1.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 4
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 3

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 1 Belarus 1.0% compare
  2. 1 Czechia 1.0% compare
  3. 1 Iceland 1.0% compare
  4. 1 Republic of Moldova 1.0% compare
  5. 1 Slovakia 1.0% compare
  6. 1 Ukraine 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Russian Federation?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Russian Federation was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
How does Russian Federation rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Russian Federation ranks 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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