Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay

Uruguay: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
42nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2000
All-time low
0.4%
in 2013
Years of data
22
1998–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.61998200920211998: 0.58 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.65 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.62 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.598 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.6 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.597 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.607 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.523 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.431 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.527 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.504 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.512 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.515 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.44 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.409 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.514 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.523 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.513 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.502 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.492 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.492 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.48 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay is 0.5%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.

Uruguay ranks 42nd of 104 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.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1998 0.6%
2000 0.7% +12.1%
2001 0.6% -4.6%
2002 0.6% -3.5%
2003 0.6% +0.3%
2004 0.6% -0.5%
2005 0.6% +1.7%
2006 0.5% -13.8%
2007 0.4% -17.7%
2008 0.5% +22.3%
2009 0.5% -4.3%
2010 0.5% +1.6%
2011 0.5% +0.7%
2012 0.4% -14.7%
2013 0.4% -7.0%
2014 0.5% +25.7%
2015 0.5% +1.8%
2016 0.5% -1.9%
2017 0.5% -2.1%
2018 0.5% -2.0%
2019 0.5% -0.1%
2021 0.5% -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 39 Armenia 0.5% compare
  2. 40 Turkey 0.5% compare
  3. 41 United Kingdom 0.5% compare
  4. 43 Brazil 0.5% compare
  5. 44 Egypt 0.5% compare
  6. 45 Sweden 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
How does Uruguay rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Uruguay ranks 42nd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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