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

Uruguay: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
66th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.6%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1998–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.748 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2000: 0.627 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2001: 0.594 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.554 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.563 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2004: 0.606 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.623 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.634 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.58 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.677 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.655 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2010: 0.691 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.696 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.666 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.604 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.683 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.689 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.663 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2017: 0.648 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2018: 0.626 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2019: 0.641 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2021: 0.598 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.

That places Uruguay 66th out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1998 0.7%
2000 0.6% -16.1%
2001 0.6% -5.3%
2002 0.6% -6.9%
2003 0.6% +1.7%
2004 0.6% +7.5%
2005 0.6% +2.9%
2006 0.6% +1.6%
2007 0.6% -8.5%
2008 0.7% +16.7%
2009 0.7% -3.2%
2010 0.7% +5.5%
2011 0.7% +0.7%
2012 0.7% -4.3%
2013 0.6% -9.3%
2014 0.7% +13.0%
2015 0.7% +0.9%
2016 0.7% -3.8%
2017 0.6% -2.2%
2018 0.6% -3.4%
2019 0.6% +2.5%
2021 0.6% -6.7%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 63 Ecuador 0.6% compare
  2. 64 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  3. 65 Guatemala 0.6% compare
  4. 67 Romania 0.6% compare
  5. 68 Argentina 0.6% compare
  6. 69 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
How does Uruguay rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Uruguay ranks 66th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,147 data points, 1970–2021
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