Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary was 0.3% in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
51st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
22
1998–2021

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Uruguay, 1998–2021

0.10.150.20.250.30.351998200920211998: 0.231 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.232 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.237 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.241 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.244 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.261 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.267 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.241 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.112 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.2 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.213 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.202 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.254 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.138 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.207 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.267 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.268 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.263 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.276 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.287 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.29 % of population with high education in working age2021: 0.325 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.3% for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Uruguay peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

Uruguay ranks 51st of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 48 Mongolia 0.3% compare
  2. 49 India 0.3% compare
  3. 50 Slovenia 0.3% compare
  4. 52 Panama 0.3% compare
  5. 53 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
  6. 54 Hungary 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places β†’

More reference data data for Uruguay

All data for Uruguay β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Uruguay?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Uruguay rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary?
Uruguay ranks 51st out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,441 data points, 1970–2021
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