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

Uruguay: Working-age population with secondary education, above primary was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
57th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
22
1998–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.769 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.768 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.763 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.759 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.756 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.739 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.733 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.759 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.888 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.8 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.787 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.798 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.746 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.862 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.793 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.733 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.732 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.737 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.724 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.713 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.71 % of population with high education in working age2021: 0.675 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.7% for working-age population with secondary education, above primary in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Uruguay peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

That places Uruguay 57th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 54 Hungary 0.7% compare
  2. 55 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  3. 56 Panama 0.7% compare
  4. 58 Slovenia 0.7% compare
  5. 59 India 0.7% compare
  6. 60 Mongolia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Uruguay?
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Uruguay was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for working-age population with secondary education, above primary?
Uruguay ranks 57th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 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 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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