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

Panama: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
69th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2000
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
25
1991–2021

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Panama, 1991–2021

00.20.40.60.811991200620211991: 0.857 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241995: 0.902 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241997: 0.907 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241998: 0.919 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241999: 0.922 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242000: 0.926 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.874 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242002: 0.88 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242003: 0.857 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242004: 0.87 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242005: 0.849 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242006: 0.84 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242007: 0.855 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242008: 0.87 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.852 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242010: 0.853 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242011: 0.861 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242012: 0.791 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242013: 0.835 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.783 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242015: 0.856 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242016: 0.833 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242017: 0.826 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242018: 0.816 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242021: 0.698 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.7% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Panama peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

Panama ranks 69th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Panama, 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 Panama, 1991 to 2021.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1991 0.9%
1995 0.9% +5.2%
1997 0.9% +0.6%
1998 0.9% +1.2%
1999 0.9% +0.4%
2000 0.9% +0.4%
2001 0.9% -5.6%
2002 0.9% +0.6%
2003 0.9% -2.6%
2004 0.9% +1.6%
2005 0.8% -2.5%
2006 0.8% -1.1%
2007 0.9% +1.8%
2008 0.9% +1.8%
2009 0.9% -2.1%
2010 0.9% +0.1%
2011 0.9% +1.0%
2012 0.8% -8.1%
2013 0.8% +5.5%
2014 0.8% -6.2%
2015 0.9% +9.3%
2016 0.8% -2.6%
2017 0.8% -0.8%
2018 0.8% -1.3%
2021 0.7% -14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Panama?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Panama was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Panama ranks 69th out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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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