Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Uruguay

Uruguay: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
19th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2012
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Uruguay, 1998–2019

00.10.20.30.41998200820191998: 0.25 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.274 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.274 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.311 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.312 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.284 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.314 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.298 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.354 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.313 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.305 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.298 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.295 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.379 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.307 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.313 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.335 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.338 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.355 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.358 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.4% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Uruguay peaked at 0.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

That places Uruguay 19th out of 79 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 9

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  6. 22 Ecuador 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Uruguay?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Uruguay was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ?
Uruguay ranks 19th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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