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

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

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
47th
of 89 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 0.96 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242000: 0.96 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.963 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242002: 0.952 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242003: 0.951 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242004: 0.943 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242005: 0.953 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242006: 0.899 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242007: 0.875 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242008: 0.906 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.899 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242010: 0.89 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242011: 0.906 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242012: 0.898 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242013: 0.886 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.914 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242015: 0.917 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242016: 0.918 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242017: 0.917 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242018: 0.914 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242019: 0.911 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242021: 0.9 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay is 0.9%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage 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 47th of 89 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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% +0.0%
2001 1.0% +0.3%
2002 1.0% -1.2%
2003 1.0% -0.1%
2004 0.9% -0.8%
2005 1.0% +1.0%
2006 0.9% -5.6%
2007 0.9% -2.7%
2008 0.9% +3.6%
2009 0.9% -0.8%
2010 0.9% -1.1%
2011 0.9% +1.9%
2012 0.9% -0.9%
2013 0.9% -1.3%
2014 0.9% +3.2%
2015 0.9% +0.3%
2016 0.9% +0.1%
2017 0.9% -0.1%
2018 0.9% -0.4%
2019 0.9% -0.3%
2021 0.9% -1.2%

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. 44 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  2. 45 Belize 0.9%
  3. 46 Namibia 0.9% compare
  4. 48 Costa Rica 0.9% compare
  5. 49 Greece 0.9% compare
  6. 50 Gambia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay?
Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage 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 wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Uruguay ranks 47th out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 wage 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 wage 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
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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