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

Sweden: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
14th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.8 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.832 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.853 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.826 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.8 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.863 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.904 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.881 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.872 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.927 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.881 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.86 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.939 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2008.

That places Sweden 14th out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden, 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 Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2004 0.8%
2005 0.8% +3.9%
2006 0.9% +2.6%
2007 0.8% -3.2%
2008 0.8% -3.2%
2009 0.9% +8.0%
2010 0.9% +4.7%
2011 0.9% -2.5%
2012 0.9% -1.0%
2013 0.9% +6.4%
2014 0.9% -5.0%
2015 0.9% -2.4%
2016 0.9% +9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 11 Denmark 1.0% compare
  2. 12 Luxembourg 1.0% compare
  3. 13 Hungary 0.9% compare
  4. 15 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  5. 16 France 0.9% compare
  6. 17 United States 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
How does Sweden rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Sweden ranks 14th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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