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

Uruguay: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
22nd
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2001
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1998–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.658 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2000: 0.679 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2001: 0.738 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2002: 0.691 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2003: 0.705 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2004: 0.7 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.733 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.612 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.618 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2008: 0.622 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.631 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2010: 0.662 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.543 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.602 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.574 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.632 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.604 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.577 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2017: 0.627 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2018: 0.619 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2019: 0.608 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2021: 0.632 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.

Uruguay ranks 22nd of 83 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.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector Change
1998 0.7%
2000 0.7% +3.1%
2001 0.7% +8.7%
2002 0.7% -6.4%
2003 0.7% +2.1%
2004 0.7% -0.7%
2005 0.7% +4.8%
2006 0.6% -16.5%
2007 0.6% +1.0%
2008 0.6% +0.8%
2009 0.6% +1.4%
2010 0.7% +4.9%
2011 0.5% -17.9%
2012 0.6% +10.8%
2013 0.6% -4.6%
2014 0.6% +10.1%
2015 0.6% -4.5%
2016 0.6% -4.5%
2017 0.6% +8.8%
2018 0.6% -1.3%
2019 0.6% -1.8%
2021 0.6% +4.1%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 19 France 0.7% compare
  2. 20 Mauritius 0.7% compare
  3. 21 Luxembourg 0.7% compare
  4. 23 Puerto Rico 0.6% compare
  5. 24 Italy 0.6% compare
  6. 25 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Uruguay was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
How does Uruguay rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Uruguay ranks 22nd out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low 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, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,125 data points, 1970–2021
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