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

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

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
52nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
22
1998–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.703 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.698 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.678 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.656 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.661 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.658 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.671 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.657 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.586 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.664 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.652 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.671 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.646 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.597 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.568 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.66 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.656 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.636 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.642 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.63 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.624 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.619 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.

Uruguay ranks 52nd of 104 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 workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1998 0.7%
2000 0.7% -0.8%
2001 0.7% -2.8%
2002 0.7% -3.3%
2003 0.7% +0.8%
2004 0.7% -0.4%
2005 0.7% +1.9%
2006 0.7% -2.1%
2007 0.6% -10.8%
2008 0.7% +13.4%
2009 0.7% -1.9%
2010 0.7% +3.0%
2011 0.6% -3.7%
2012 0.6% -7.5%
2013 0.6% -4.8%
2014 0.7% +16.1%
2015 0.7% -0.5%
2016 0.6% -3.1%
2017 0.6% +1.0%
2018 0.6% -1.9%
2019 0.6% -0.9%
2021 0.6% -0.8%

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

  1. 49 Argentina 0.7% compare
  2. 50 Montenegro 0.7% compare
  3. 51 Armenia 0.6% compare
  4. 53 Egypt 0.6% compare
  5. 54 Belize 0.6%
  6. 55 Republic of Korea 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage workers, 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 workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Uruguay ranks 52nd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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