Working-age population with secondary education, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Working-age population with secondary education, female was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
30th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2012
All-time low
0.5%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.488 % of female population in working age2000: 0.491 % of female population in working age2001: 0.505 % of female population in working age2002: 0.509 % of female population in working age2003: 0.519 % of female population in working age2004: 0.512 % of female population in working age2005: 0.516 % of female population in working age2006: 0.515 % of female population in working age2007: 0.795 % of female population in working age2008: 0.564 % of female population in working age2009: 0.555 % of female population in working age2010: 0.564 % of female population in working age2011: 0.538 % of female population in working age2012: 0.797 % of female population in working age2013: 0.721 % of female population in working age2014: 0.542 % of female population in working age2015: 0.548 % of female population in working age2016: 0.552 % of female population in working age2017: 0.55 % of female population in working age2018: 0.543 % of female population in working age2019: 0.544 % of female population in working age2021: 0.519 % of female population in working age

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.5% for working-age population with secondary education, female in 2021.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, female in Uruguay peaked at 0.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.

That places Uruguay 30th 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 secondary education, female in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, female (% of female population in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1998 0.5%
2000 0.5% +0.6%
2001 0.5% +2.8%
2002 0.5% +0.8%
2003 0.5% +2.0%
2004 0.5% -1.4%
2005 0.5% +0.8%
2006 0.5% -0.2%
2007 0.8% +54.3%
2008 0.6% -29.1%
2009 0.6% -1.5%
2010 0.6% +1.5%
2011 0.5% -4.5%
2012 0.8% +48.0%
2013 0.7% -9.4%
2014 0.5% -24.8%
2015 0.5% +1.1%
2016 0.6% +0.7%
2017 0.6% -0.4%
2018 0.5% -1.3%
2019 0.5% +0.3%
2021 0.5% -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% compare
  2. 28 Panama 0.5% compare
  3. 29 Ghana 0.5% compare
  4. 31 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
  5. 32 Netherlands 0.5% compare
  6. 33 Norway 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, female in Uruguay?
Working-age population with secondary education, female in Uruguay was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for working-age population with secondary education, female?
Uruguay ranks 30th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with secondary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 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 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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