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

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

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
26th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.744 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.741 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.74 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.748 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.752 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.762 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.678 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.695 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.711 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.709 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.722 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.733 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.757 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.766 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.762 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.774 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.787 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.744 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.772 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.763 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.762 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.753 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.761 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.803 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.8 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.

Spain ranks 26th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain, 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 Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% -0.4%
1994 0.7% -0.1%
1995 0.7% +1.1%
1996 0.8% +0.5%
1997 0.8% +1.4%
1998 0.7% -11.1%
1999 0.7% +2.6%
2000 0.7% +2.3%
2001 0.7% -0.3%
2002 0.7% +1.7%
2003 0.7% +1.6%
2004 0.8% +3.2%
2005 0.8% +1.3%
2006 0.8% -0.6%
2007 0.8% +1.6%
2008 0.8% +1.7%
2009 0.7% -5.4%
2010 0.8% +3.7%
2011 0.8% -1.2%
2012 0.8% -0.1%
2013 0.8% -1.2%
2014 0.8% +1.0%
2015 0.8% +5.6%
2016 0.8% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 23 Portugal 0.8% compare
  2. 24 Namibia 0.8% compare
  3. 25 South Africa 0.8% compare
  4. 27 Jordan 0.8% compare
  5. 28 Cyprus 0.8% compare
  6. 29 Latvia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Spain 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
How does Spain rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Spain ranks 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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