Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in United States of America

United States of America: Working-age population with no education, primary education and below was 0.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
45th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2011
Years of data
11
1970–2018

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in United States of America, 1970–2018

00.10.20.31970199420181970: 0.14 % of population with low education in working age1980: 0.127 % of population with low education in working age2010: 0.318 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.119 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.14 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.134 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.129 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.153 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.166 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.152 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.166 % of population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2018, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in United States of America stood at 0.2%.

The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in United States of America peaked at 0.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.

United States of America ranks 45th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age) in United States of America, 1970 to 2018.
Year % of population with low education in working age Change
1970 0.1%
1980 0.1% -9.4%
2010 0.3% +150.2%
2011 0.1% -62.4%
2012 0.1% +17.0%
2013 0.1% -3.9%
2014 0.1% -3.7%
2015 0.2% +18.2%
2016 0.2% +8.5%
2017 0.2% -8.6%
2018 0.2% +9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, primary education and below in United States of America?
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in United States of America was 0.2% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
How does United States of America rank for working-age population with no education, primary education and below?
United States of America ranks 45th out of 108 countries with data for 2018.
Is working-age population with no education, primary education and below rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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