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

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

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
48th
of 113 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, total in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.10.20.31998200920211998: 0.155 % of total population in working age2000: 0.155 % of total population in working age2001: 0.164 % of total population in working age2002: 0.169 % of total population in working age2003: 0.173 % of total population in working age2004: 0.189 % of total population in working age2005: 0.195 % of total population in working age2006: 0.17 % of total population in working age2007: 0.101 % of total population in working age2008: 0.141 % of total population in working age2009: 0.152 % of total population in working age2010: 0.144 % of total population in working age2011: 0.191 % of total population in working age2012: 0.129 % of total population in working age2013: 0.196 % of total population in working age2014: 0.205 % of total population in working age2015: 0.208 % of total population in working age2016: 0.206 % of total population in working age2017: 0.218 % of total population in working age2018: 0.228 % of total population in working age2019: 0.232 % of total population in working age2021: 0.268 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.

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

Uruguay ranks 48th of 113 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.

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

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1998 0.2%
2000 0.2% +0.3%
2001 0.2% +5.3%
2002 0.2% +3.1%
2003 0.2% +2.4%
2004 0.2% +9.2%
2005 0.2% +3.4%
2006 0.2% -12.9%
2007 0.1% -40.8%
2008 0.1% +40.0%
2009 0.2% +7.6%
2010 0.1% -5.2%
2011 0.2% +32.7%
2012 0.1% -32.5%
2013 0.2% +52.4%
2014 0.2% +4.7%
2015 0.2% +1.4%
2016 0.2% -1.2%
2017 0.2% +6.2%
2018 0.2% +4.3%
2019 0.2% +1.9%
2021 0.3% +15.5%

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% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 45 Colombia 0.3% compare
  2. 46 Serbia 0.3% compare
  3. 47 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  4. 49 Panama 0.3% compare
  5. 50 Brazil 0.3% compare
  6. 51 Poland 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Uruguay?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Uruguay rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, total?
Uruguay ranks 48th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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