Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Working-age population with post-secondary education, female was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 16.6%
World rank
37th
of 109 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, female in Uruguay, 1998–2021

0.10.150.20.250.31998200920211998: 0.18 % of female population in working age2000: 0.181 % of female population in working age2001: 0.189 % of female population in working age2002: 0.198 % of female population in working age2003: 0.2 % of female population in working age2004: 0.218 % of female population in working age2005: 0.225 % of female population in working age2006: 0.201 % of female population in working age2007: 0.107 % of female population in working age2008: 0.158 % of female population in working age2009: 0.17 % of female population in working age2010: 0.159 % of female population in working age2011: 0.229 % of female population in working age2012: 0.139 % of female population in working age2013: 0.232 % of female population in working age2014: 0.244 % of female population in working age2015: 0.247 % of female population in working age2016: 0.245 % of female population in working age2017: 0.26 % of female population in working age2018: 0.27 % of female population in working age2019: 0.275 % of female population in working age2021: 0.32 % of female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population in working age.

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.

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

That places Uruguay 37th out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1998 0.2%
2000 0.2% +0.7%
2001 0.2% +4.6%
2002 0.2% +4.4%
2003 0.2% +1.3%
2004 0.2% +8.8%
2005 0.2% +3.3%
2006 0.2% -10.8%
2007 0.1% -46.7%
2008 0.2% +47.9%
2009 0.2% +7.3%
2010 0.2% -6.1%
2011 0.2% +43.4%
2012 0.1% -39.3%
2013 0.2% +67.4%
2014 0.2% +5.3%
2015 0.2% +1.1%
2016 0.2% -0.7%
2017 0.3% +5.9%
2018 0.3% +4.1%
2019 0.3% +1.7%
2021 0.3% +16.6%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 34 Belarus 0.3% compare
  2. 35 Kazakhstan 0.3% compare
  3. 36 Philippines 0.3% compare
  4. 38 Slovakia 0.3% compare
  5. 39 Jordan 0.3% compare
  6. 40 Panama 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Uruguay?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Uruguay rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, female?
Uruguay ranks 37th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age)
Unit
% of female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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