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

Paraguay: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
55th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1997
All-time low
0.5%
in 2007
Years of data
18
1997–2017

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Paraguay, 1997–2017

00.20.40.60.81997200720171997: 0.88 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241999: 0.823 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.788 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242002: 0.711 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242003: 0.7 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242004: 0.701 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242005: 0.554 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242006: 0.565 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242007: 0.524 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242008: 0.787 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.761 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242010: 0.702 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242012: 0.725 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242013: 0.776 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.819 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242015: 0.818 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242016: 0.813 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242017: 0.836 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Paraguay is 0.8%, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Paraguay peaked at 0.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2007.

That places Paraguay 55th out of 89 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay, 1997 to 2017.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1997 0.9%
1999 0.8% -6.5%
2001 0.8% -4.3%
2002 0.7% -9.7%
2003 0.7% -1.6%
2004 0.7% +0.1%
2005 0.6% -21.0%
2006 0.6% +2.1%
2007 0.5% -7.3%
2008 0.8% +50.3%
2009 0.8% -3.3%
2010 0.7% -7.9%
2012 0.7% +3.4%
2013 0.8% +7.0%
2014 0.8% +5.6%
2015 0.8% -0.2%
2016 0.8% -0.6%
2017 0.8% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Paraguay?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Paraguay was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2007.
How does Paraguay rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Paraguay ranks 55th out of 89 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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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