Working-age population with primary education, rural in Uruguay

Uruguay: Working-age population with primary education, rural was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
40th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2006–2021

Working-age population with primary education, rural in Uruguay, 2006–2021

00.20.40.62006201320212006: 0.577 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.169 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.592 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.538 % of rural population in working age2010: 0.544 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.518 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.123 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.09 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.465 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.46 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.441 % of rural population in working age2017: 0.42 % of rural population in working age2018: 0.426 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.41 % of rural population in working age2021: 0.365 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.4% for working-age population with primary education, rural in 2021.

The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, rural in Uruguay peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.

Uruguay ranks 40th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Working-age population with primary education, rural in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Uruguay, 2006 to 2021.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
2006 0.6%
2007 0.2% -70.7%
2008 0.6% +250.8%
2009 0.5% -9.3%
2010 0.5% +1.1%
2011 0.5% -4.7%
2012 0.1% -76.3%
2013 0.1% -26.5%
2014 0.5% +414.7%
2015 0.5% -1.0%
2016 0.4% -4.2%
2017 0.4% -4.8%
2018 0.4% +1.5%
2019 0.4% -3.8%
2021 0.4% -11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.2% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.1% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 37 North Macedonia 0.4% compare
  2. 38 Ecuador 0.4% compare
  3. 39 Jordan 0.4% compare
  4. 41 Serbia 0.3% compare
  5. 42 Montenegro 0.3% compare
  6. 43 Panama 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, rural in Uruguay?
Working-age population with primary education, rural in Uruguay was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, rural recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
How does Uruguay rank for working-age population with primary education, rural?
Uruguay ranks 40th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, rural rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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