Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay

Uruguay: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
34th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2004
All-time low
0.3%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2001–2019

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay, 2001–2019

00.20.40.62001201020192001: 0.461 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.504 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.524 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.533 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.517 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.452 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.532 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.43 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.421 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.409 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.385 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.474 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.327 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.321 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.391 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.319 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.319 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.332 % 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 2019, informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay stood at 0.3%.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay peaked at 0.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 34th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, 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% +9.3%
2003 0.5% +4.0%
2004 0.5% +1.7%
2005 0.5% -3.1%
2006 0.5% -12.5%
2007 0.5% +17.6%
2008 0.4% -19.0%
2009 0.4% -2.1%
2010 0.4% -2.8%
2011 0.4% -5.9%
2012 0.5% +23.0%
2014 0.3% -31.0%
2015 0.3% -1.9%
2016 0.4% +21.9%
2017 0.3% -18.4%
2018 0.3% +0.2%
2019 0.3% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 31 Tunisia 0.5% compare
  2. 32 Republic of Korea 0.4% compare
  3. 33 South Africa 0.4% compare
  4. 35 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  5. 36 Republic of Moldova 0.2% compare
  6. 37 China 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Uruguay ranks 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Informal job workers, 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
Informal job workers, 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
38 places, 449 data points, 1981–2021
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