Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Uruguay

Uruguay: Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education was 38 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
38
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 27 countries
All-time high
41
in 2002
All-time low
38
in 2008
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Uruguay, 2000–2017

0102030402000200820172000: 392001: 402002: 412003: 402004: 392005: 402006: 392007: 392008: 382009: 392010: 382011: 382012: 382014: 382015: 382017: 38

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 38 for median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Uruguay peaked at 41 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2008.

Uruguay ranks 7th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 39
2001 40 +2.6%
2002 41 +2.5%
2003 40 -2.4%
2004 39 -2.5%
2005 40 +2.6%
2006 39 -2.5%
2007 39 +0.0%
2008 38 -2.6%
2009 39 +2.6%
2010 38 -2.6%
2011 38 +0.0%
2012 38 +0.0%
2014 38 +0.0%
2015 38 +0.0%
2017 38 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.4 38 41 10
2010s 38 38 38 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 4 Chile 40 compare
  2. 5 Armenia 39 compare
  3. 5 Dominican Republic 39 compare
  4. 7 Costa Rica 38 compare
  5. 7 Russian Federation 38 compare
  6. 7 South Africa 38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Uruguay?
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Uruguay was 38 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 41 in 2002.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for median age of private paid employees, by industry: education?
Uruguay ranks 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is median age of private paid employees, by industry: 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 falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 307 data points, 2000–2021
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