Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay

Uruguay: Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
86th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2017
All-time low
0.1%
in 2013
Years of data
22
1998–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay, 1998–2021

0.10.20.30.41998200920211998: 0.388 % of population with low education2000: 0.39 % of population with low education2001: 0.379 % of population with low education2002: 0.377 % of population with low education2003: 0.363 % of population with low education2004: 0.362 % of population with low education2005: 0.35 % of population with low education2006: 0.378 % of population with low education2007: 0.202 % of population with low education2008: 0.407 % of population with low education2009: 0.412 % of population with low education2010: 0.416 % of population with low education2011: 0.414 % of population with low education2012: 0.167 % of population with low education2013: 0.14 % of population with low education2014: 0.404 % of population with low education2015: 0.403 % of population with low education2016: 0.402 % of population with low education2017: 0.444 % of population with low education2018: 0.357 % of population with low education2019: 0.354 % of population with low education2021: 0.326 % of population with low education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay is 0.3%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay peaked at 0.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.

That places Uruguay 86th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education Change
1998 0.4%
2000 0.4% +0.5%
2001 0.4% -2.8%
2002 0.4% -0.5%
2003 0.4% -3.8%
2004 0.4% -0.3%
2005 0.3% -3.3%
2006 0.4% +8.2%
2007 0.2% -46.6%
2008 0.4% +101.3%
2009 0.4% +1.2%
2010 0.4% +1.0%
2011 0.4% -0.5%
2012 0.2% -59.5%
2013 0.1% -16.5%
2014 0.4% +189.1%
2015 0.4% -0.2%
2016 0.4% -0.3%
2017 0.4% +10.5%
2018 0.4% -19.6%
2019 0.4% -0.9%
2021 0.3% -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.1% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 83 Latvia 0.4% compare
  2. 84 Sri Lanka 0.4% compare
  3. 85 Lithuania 0.3% compare
  4. 87 Albania 0.3% compare
  5. 88 Tajikistan 0.3% compare
  6. 89 Peru 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
How does Uruguay rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Uruguay ranks 86th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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