Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in India

India: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
73rd
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2018
All-time low
0.4%
in 1993
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.81983200120191983: 0.529 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241987: 0.464 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241993: 0.424 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241999: 0.429 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242004: 0.484 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242005: 0.522 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242007: 0.539 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.496 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242011: 0.537 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242017: 0.667 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242018: 0.708 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242019: 0.653 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24.

Analysis

India recorded 0.7% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in India peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1993.

India ranks 73rd of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in India, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1983 0.5%
1987 0.5% -12.3%
1993 0.4% -8.6%
1999 0.4% +1.3%
2004 0.5% +12.7%
2005 0.5% +7.9%
2007 0.5% +3.2%
2009 0.5% -7.9%
2011 0.5% +8.2%
2017 0.7% +24.2%
2018 0.7% +6.2%
2019 0.7% -7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 70 Honduras 0.7% compare
  2. 71 Nicaragua 0.7% compare
  3. 72 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  4. 74 Mongolia 0.6% compare
  5. 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  6. 76 Peru 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in India?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in India was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
How does India rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
India ranks 73rd out of 89 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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