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Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay

Uruguay: Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
26th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1998–2021

Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.717 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.62 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.628 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.646 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.652 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.636 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.644 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.54 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.517 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.518 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.519 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.519 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.499 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.527 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.512 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.54 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.542 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.558 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.55 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.555 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.558 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.565 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.

Uruguay ranks 26th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay, year by year

Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1998 0.7% —
2000 0.6% -13.6%
2001 0.6% +1.3%
2002 0.6% +2.9%
2003 0.7% +0.9%
2004 0.6% -2.4%
2005 0.6% +1.3%
2006 0.5% -16.2%
2007 0.5% -4.3%
2008 0.5% +0.3%
2009 0.5% +0.1%
2010 0.5% +0.0%
2011 0.5% -3.8%
2012 0.5% +5.5%
2013 0.5% -2.7%
2014 0.5% +5.4%
2015 0.5% +0.5%
2016 0.6% +3.0%
2017 0.5% -1.5%
2018 0.6% +0.9%
2019 0.6% +0.6%
2021 0.6% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 23 Lithuania 0.6% compare
  2. 24 Spain 0.6% compare
  3. 25 Puerto Rico 0.6% compare
  4. 27 Costa Rica 0.6% compare
  5. 28 South Korea 0.5% compare
  6. 29 Venezuela 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay?
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
How does Uruguay rank for employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Uruguay ranks 26th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the service sector, 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
Employment in the service sector, 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
91 places, 1,223 data points, 1970–2021
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