Working-age population with primary education, total in Uruguay

Uruguay: Working-age population with primary education, total was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
60th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1998
All-time low
0.0%
in 2013
Years of data
22
1998–2021

Working-age population with primary education, total in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.10.20.31998200920211998: 0.324 % of total population in working age2000: 0.323 % of total population in working age2001: 0.303 % of total population in working age2002: 0.295 % of total population in working age2003: 0.284 % of total population in working age2004: 0.272 % of total population in working age2005: 0.262 % of total population in working age2006: 0.287 % of total population in working age2007: 0.096 % of total population in working age2008: 0.28 % of total population in working age2009: 0.275 % of total population in working age2010: 0.276 % of total population in working age2011: 0.245 % of total population in working age2012: 0.065 % of total population in working age2013: 0.049 % of total population in working age2014: 0.221 % of total population in working age2015: 0.219 % of total population in working age2016: 0.216 % of total population in working age2017: 0.206 % of total population in working age2018: 0.202 % of total population in working age2019: 0.197 % of total population in working age2021: 0.166 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.2% for working-age population with primary education, total in 2021.

That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, total in Uruguay peaked at 0.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.

Uruguay ranks 60th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1998 0.3%
2000 0.3% -0.3%
2001 0.3% -6.1%
2002 0.3% -2.6%
2003 0.3% -3.7%
2004 0.3% -4.2%
2005 0.3% -3.8%
2006 0.3% +9.4%
2007 0.1% -66.4%
2008 0.3% +191.1%
2009 0.3% -1.9%
2010 0.3% +0.3%
2011 0.2% -11.1%
2012 0.1% -73.6%
2013 0.0% -24.6%
2014 0.2% +352.7%
2015 0.2% -0.9%
2016 0.2% -1.1%
2017 0.2% -4.5%
2018 0.2% -2.1%
2019 0.2% -2.5%
2021 0.2% -15.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

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  2. 58 Mali 0.2% compare
  3. 59 Luxembourg 0.2% compare
  4. 61 Azerbaijan 0.2% compare
  5. 62 Ghana 0.2% compare
  6. 63 Panama 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, total in Uruguay?
Working-age population with primary education, total in Uruguay was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
How does Uruguay rank for working-age population with primary education, total?
Uruguay ranks 60th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary 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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