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

United States: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1970–2018

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in United States, 1970–2018

00.20.40.60.811970199420181970: 0.907 % of employed population with low education in working age1980: 0.917 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.892 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.906 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.926 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.917 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.905 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.901 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.894 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.902 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.896 % 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 United States is 0.9%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in United States peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2010.

United States ranks 17th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in United States, 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 United States, 1970 to 2018.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1970 0.9%
1980 0.9% +1.2%
2010 0.9% -2.8%
2011 0.9% +1.5%
2012 0.9% +2.2%
2013 0.9% -1.0%
2014 0.9% -1.3%
2015 0.9% -0.4%
2016 0.9% -0.9%
2017 0.9% +0.9%
2018 0.9% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 14 Sweden 0.9% compare
  2. 15 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  3. 16 France 0.9% compare
  4. 18 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  5. 19 Belgium 0.9% compare
  6. 20 Bulgaria 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in United States?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in United States was 0.9% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
How does United States rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
United States ranks 17th out of 104 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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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