Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay
Uruguay: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, 1998–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the industrial sector.
Analysis
In 2021, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay stood at 0.7%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay peaked at 0.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 69th out of 89 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of workers with high education in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
- Uruguay ranks 69th out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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