In many developing countries, the share of employment in high-skill occupations has increased
Annual average change in employment share, by type of occupation (circa 2000 - circa 2015) (percentage point)
High- and middle-skill occupations grew, but low-skill occupations fell
High-skill occupation
Middle-skill occupation
Low-skill occupation
Ethiopia
0.95
0.82
-1.77
Moldova
0.6
2.5
-3.1
Chile
0.35
0.16
-0.51
Jordan
0.15
0.47
-0.61
Angola
0.04
1.09
-1.13
High-skill occupations grew but low- and middle-skill occupations fell
High-skill occupation
Middle-skill occupation
Low-skill occupation
Kosovo
0.78
-0.69
-0.09
Sri Lanka
0.42
-0.3
-0.12
Armenia
0.36
-0.31
-0.05
Ecuador
0.24
-0.17
-0.07
Burkina Faso
0.13
-0.13
-0.01
High- and low-skill occupations grew but middle-skill occupations fell
High-skill occupation
Middle-skill occupation
Low-skill occupation
Bolivia
0.57
-0.82
0.25
South Africa
0.55
-0.58
0.03
Philippines
0.42
-0.9
0.48
Zambia
0.29
-0.58
0.28
Brazil
0.27
-0.28
0.01
Uganda
0.25
-0.92
0.67
Bangladesh
0.15
-1.3
1.15
Tanzania
0.06
-0.51
0.45
Note: High-skill occupations: managers, professionals, technicians, and associate professionals. Middle-skill occupations: clerical support workers; sales and services workers; craft and related trades workers; skilled agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers; plant and machine operators and assemblers. Low-skill occupations: elementary occupations such as cleaners and helpers; laborers in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries; laborers in mining, construction, manufacturing, and transport; food preparation assistants; street and related sales and services workers