Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay

Uruguay: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
21st
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1998–2021

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.61998200920211998: 0.525 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2000: 0.542 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2001: 0.537 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2002: 0.507 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2003: 0.538 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2004: 0.545 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.556 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.555 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.59 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2008: 0.575 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.581 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2010: 0.595 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.56 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.573 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.59 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.605 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.611 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.582 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2017: 0.599 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2018: 0.594 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2019: 0.587 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2021: 0.583 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.6% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

Uruguay ranks 21st of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector Change
1998 0.5%
2000 0.5% +3.1%
2001 0.5% -0.9%
2002 0.5% -5.6%
2003 0.5% +6.2%
2004 0.5% +1.2%
2005 0.6% +2.1%
2006 0.6% -0.1%
2007 0.6% +6.2%
2008 0.6% -2.6%
2009 0.6% +1.2%
2010 0.6% +2.3%
2011 0.6% -5.9%
2012 0.6% +2.4%
2013 0.6% +2.9%
2014 0.6% +2.6%
2015 0.6% +0.9%
2016 0.6% -4.7%
2017 0.6% +2.9%
2018 0.6% -0.9%
2019 0.6% -1.1%
2021 0.6% -0.8%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 18 Bulgaria 0.6% compare
  2. 19 Germany 0.6% compare
  3. 20 Puerto Rico 0.6% compare
  4. 22 Palestine, State of 0.6% compare
  5. 23 Latvia 0.6% compare
  6. 24 Denmark 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does Uruguay rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Uruguay ranks 21st out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,194 data points, 1970–2021
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