Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education in Uruguay

Uruguay: Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
3rd
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 2004
Years of data
18
2001–2019

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education in Uruguay, 2001–2019

00.20.40.62001201020192001: 0.506 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.458 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.436 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.426 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.441 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.528 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.44 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.538 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.54 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.549 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.567 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.468 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.588 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.593 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.578 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.584 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.572 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.569 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.6% for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education in Uruguay peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.

That places Uruguay 3rd out of 28 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Uruguay, 2001 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2001 0.5% —
2002 0.5% -9.6%
2003 0.4% -4.7%
2004 0.4% -2.4%
2005 0.4% +3.5%
2006 0.5% +19.9%
2007 0.4% -16.7%
2008 0.5% +22.2%
2009 0.5% +0.4%
2010 0.5% +1.6%
2011 0.6% +3.3%
2012 0.5% -17.4%
2014 0.6% +25.7%
2015 0.6% +0.9%
2016 0.6% -2.6%
2017 0.6% +1.1%
2018 0.6% -2.0%
2019 0.6% -0.6%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 2.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 1 Chile 0.8% compare
  2. 2 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  3. 4 Costa Rica 0.5% compare
  4. 5 Argentina 0.5% compare
  5. 6 Turkey 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education in Uruguay?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education in Uruguay was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education?
Uruguay ranks 3rd out of 28 countries with data for 2019.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 369 data points, 1981–2021
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