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

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

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
51st
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2000
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
22
1998–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.725 % of workers with low education in the service sector2000: 0.735 % of workers with low education in the service sector2001: 0.71 % of workers with low education in the service sector2002: 0.694 % of workers with low education in the service sector2003: 0.695 % of workers with low education in the service sector2004: 0.675 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.682 % of workers with low education in the service sector2006: 0.686 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.574 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.676 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.659 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.666 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 0.669 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.57 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.556 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.67 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.672 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.656 % of workers with low education in the service sector2017: 0.659 % of workers with low education in the service sector2018: 0.646 % of workers with low education in the service sector2019: 0.635 % of workers with low education in the service sector2021: 0.638 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.

That places Uruguay 51st out of 88 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.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1998 0.7%
2000 0.7% +1.3%
2001 0.7% -3.4%
2002 0.7% -2.3%
2003 0.7% +0.1%
2004 0.7% -2.8%
2005 0.7% +1.0%
2006 0.7% +0.5%
2007 0.6% -16.3%
2008 0.7% +17.9%
2009 0.7% -2.5%
2010 0.7% +1.0%
2011 0.7% +0.5%
2012 0.6% -14.8%
2013 0.6% -2.5%
2014 0.7% +20.5%
2015 0.7% +0.3%
2016 0.7% -2.4%
2017 0.7% +0.5%
2018 0.6% -2.1%
2019 0.6% -1.7%
2021 0.6% +0.5%

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% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

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  3. 50 Greece 0.6% compare
  4. 52 Egypt 0.6% compare
  5. 53 Georgia 0.6% compare
  6. 54 Jamaica 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay?
Wage employment in services, 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 services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
How does Uruguay rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Uruguay ranks 51st out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,186 data points, 1970–2021
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