Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay

Uruguay: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
58th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 2007
Years of data
22
1998–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.752 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.756 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.742 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.73 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.731 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.734 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.741 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.737 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.726 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.736 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.743 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.746 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.762 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.753 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.75 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.772 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.766 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.761 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.757 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.756 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.755 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.735 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2007.

Uruguay ranks 58th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1998 0.8%
2000 0.8% +0.4%
2001 0.7% -1.7%
2002 0.7% -1.7%
2003 0.7% +0.2%
2004 0.7% +0.5%
2005 0.7% +0.9%
2006 0.7% -0.6%
2007 0.7% -1.4%
2008 0.7% +1.4%
2009 0.7% +0.9%
2010 0.7% +0.4%
2011 0.8% +2.2%
2012 0.8% -1.2%
2013 0.8% -0.4%
2014 0.8% +2.8%
2015 0.8% -0.7%
2016 0.8% -0.7%
2017 0.8% -0.5%
2018 0.8% -0.1%
2019 0.8% -0.2%
2021 0.7% -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 55 South Korea 0.8% compare
  2. 56 Argentina 0.8% compare
  3. 57 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  4. 59 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  5. 60 Philippines 0.7% compare
  6. 61 Brazil 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
How does Uruguay rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Uruguay ranks 58th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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