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

Uruguay: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 16.4%
World rank
60th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 2012
Years of data
22
1998–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay, 1998–2021

0.050.0750.10.1250.150.1751998200920211998: 0.097 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.142 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.149 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.17 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.168 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.129 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.122 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.107 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.086 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.074 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.07 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.066 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.061 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.056 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.062 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.069 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.076 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.081 % of labor force with low education in working age2017: 0.079 % of labor force with low education in working age2018: 0.079 % of labor force with low education in working age2019: 0.085 % of labor force with low education in working age2021: 0.071 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay stood at 0.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay peaked at 0.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 60th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment 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 0.1%
2000 0.1% +46.0%
2001 0.1% +5.1%
2002 0.2% +14.2%
2003 0.2% -1.3%
2004 0.1% -22.9%
2005 0.1% -5.5%
2006 0.1% -12.5%
2007 0.1% -19.4%
2008 0.1% -13.9%
2009 0.1% -5.1%
2010 0.1% -6.8%
2011 0.1% -6.4%
2012 0.1% -8.7%
2013 0.1% +10.2%
2014 0.1% +11.0%
2015 0.1% +10.1%
2016 0.1% +6.9%
2017 0.1% -1.5%
2018 0.1% -0.5%
2019 0.1% +7.6%
2021 0.1% -16.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 57 Chile 0.1% compare
  2. 58 Zambia 0.1% compare
  3. 59 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% compare
  4. 61 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
  5. 62 Panama 0.1% compare
  6. 63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Uruguay ranks 60th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 Unemployment 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
Unemployment 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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