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

Türkiye: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
62nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2001
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Türkiye, 2000–2019

00.20.40.62000200920192000: 0.379 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.352 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.37 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.373 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.43 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.451 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.463 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.474 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.477 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.46 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.463 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.465 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.468 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.477 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.506 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.513 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.52 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.516 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.523 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.527 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 0.5% for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Türkiye peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.

Türkiye ranks 62nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2000 0.4%
2001 0.4% -7.1%
2002 0.4% +5.1%
2003 0.4% +0.7%
2004 0.4% +15.1%
2005 0.5% +4.9%
2006 0.5% +2.7%
2007 0.5% +2.4%
2008 0.5% +0.6%
2009 0.5% -3.5%
2010 0.5% +0.8%
2011 0.5% +0.4%
2012 0.5% +0.7%
2013 0.5% +1.9%
2014 0.5% +5.9%
2015 0.5% +1.5%
2016 0.5% +1.3%
2017 0.5% -0.9%
2018 0.5% +1.4%
2019 0.5% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Türkiye?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Türkiye was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
How does Türkiye rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Türkiye ranks 62nd out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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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