Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay

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

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
48th
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, primary education and below in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 0.903 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.858 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.851 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.83 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.832 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.871 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.878 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.893 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.914 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.926 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.93 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.934 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.939 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.944 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.938 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.931 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.924 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.919 % of labor force with low education in working age2017: 0.921 % of labor force with low education in working age2018: 0.921 % of labor force with low education in working age2019: 0.915 % of labor force with low education in working age2021: 0.929 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

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

Uruguay ranks 48th 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, primary education and below in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1998 0.9%
2000 0.9% -4.9%
2001 0.9% -0.8%
2002 0.8% -2.5%
2003 0.8% +0.3%
2004 0.9% +4.6%
2005 0.9% +0.8%
2006 0.9% +1.7%
2007 0.9% +2.3%
2008 0.9% +1.3%
2009 0.9% +0.4%
2010 0.9% +0.5%
2011 0.9% +0.5%
2012 0.9% +0.6%
2013 0.9% -0.6%
2014 0.9% -0.7%
2015 0.9% -0.7%
2016 0.9% -0.6%
2017 0.9% +0.1%
2018 0.9% +0.0%
2019 0.9% -0.7%
2021 0.9% +1.5%

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. 45 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% compare
  2. 46 Panama 0.9% compare
  3. 47 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9% compare
  4. 49 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare
  5. 50 Zambia 0.9% compare
  6. 51 Chile 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Uruguay rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Uruguay ranks 48th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,474 data points, 1970–2021
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