Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay

Uruguay: Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
54th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1998–2021

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 0.891 % of labor force with high education in working age2000: 0.86 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.843 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.825 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.826 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.863 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.874 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.887 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.904 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.917 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.92 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.926 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.934 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.937 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.934 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.933 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.923 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.919 % of labor force with high education in working age2017: 0.918 % of labor force with high education in working age2018: 0.913 % of labor force with high education in working age2019: 0.908 % of labor force with high education in working age2021: 0.909 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

Uruguay ranks 54th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1998 0.9%
2000 0.9% -3.5%
2001 0.8% -2.0%
2002 0.8% -2.1%
2003 0.8% +0.1%
2004 0.9% +4.4%
2005 0.9% +1.3%
2006 0.9% +1.5%
2007 0.9% +2.0%
2008 0.9% +1.4%
2009 0.9% +0.3%
2010 0.9% +0.7%
2011 0.9% +0.8%
2012 0.9% +0.3%
2013 0.9% -0.4%
2014 0.9% -0.1%
2015 0.9% -1.1%
2016 0.9% -0.4%
2017 0.9% -0.1%
2018 0.9% -0.6%
2019 0.9% -0.5%
2021 0.9% +0.2%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 51 Germany 0.9% compare
  2. 52 Armenia 0.9% compare
  3. 53 Honduras 0.9% compare
  4. 55 France 0.9% compare
  5. 56 Mauritius 0.9% compare
  6. 57 Hungary 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Uruguay rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Uruguay ranks 54th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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