Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
44th
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2001
All-time low
0.9%
in 2007
Years of data
22
1998–2021

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 0.964 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242000: 0.965 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.969 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242002: 0.96 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242003: 0.961 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242004: 0.953 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242005: 0.96 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242006: 0.913 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242007: 0.891 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242008: 0.918 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.912 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242010: 0.902 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242011: 0.916 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242012: 0.908 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242013: 0.898 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.923 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242015: 0.927 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242016: 0.928 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242017: 0.928 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242018: 0.926 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242019: 0.924 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242021: 0.917 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.9% for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay peaked at 1.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2007.

Uruguay ranks 44th of 92 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.

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1998 1.0%
2000 1.0% +0.1%
2001 1.0% +0.3%
2002 1.0% -0.8%
2003 1.0% +0.0%
2004 1.0% -0.8%
2005 1.0% +0.8%
2006 0.9% -4.8%
2007 0.9% -2.5%
2008 0.9% +3.0%
2009 0.9% -0.7%
2010 0.9% -1.1%
2011 0.9% +1.6%
2012 0.9% -0.9%
2013 0.9% -1.1%
2014 0.9% +2.7%
2015 0.9% +0.4%
2016 0.9% +0.1%
2017 0.9% +0.0%
2018 0.9% -0.3%
2019 0.9% -0.2%
2021 0.9% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 41 Gambia 0.9% compare
  2. 42 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  3. 43 Chile 0.9% compare
  4. 45 Hungary 0.9% compare
  5. 46 Tunisia 0.9% compare
  6. 47 Belize 0.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2001.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
How does Uruguay rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Uruguay ranks 44th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,222 data points, 1970–2021
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