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

Uruguay: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
36th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2000
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
22
1998–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.875 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242000: 0.883 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242001: 0.828 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242002: 0.781 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242003: 0.79 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242004: 0.828 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242005: 0.796 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242006: 0.649 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242007: 0.651 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242008: 0.662 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242009: 0.643 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242010: 0.645 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242011: 0.687 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242012: 0.638 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242013: 0.614 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242014: 0.678 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242015: 0.684 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242016: 0.701 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242017: 0.639 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242018: 0.633 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242019: 0.665 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242021: 0.661 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.7% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Uruguay peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.

Uruguay ranks 36th of 79 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, primary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24 Change
1998 0.9%
2000 0.9% +0.9%
2001 0.8% -6.2%
2002 0.8% -5.7%
2003 0.8% +1.2%
2004 0.8% +4.9%
2005 0.8% -3.9%
2006 0.6% -18.4%
2007 0.7% +0.2%
2008 0.7% +1.7%
2009 0.6% -2.9%
2010 0.6% +0.4%
2011 0.7% +6.6%
2012 0.6% -7.2%
2013 0.6% -3.8%
2014 0.7% +10.4%
2015 0.7% +0.9%
2016 0.7% +2.5%
2017 0.6% -8.8%
2018 0.6% -1.0%
2019 0.7% +5.2%
2021 0.7% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 33 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  2. 34 Brazil 0.7% compare
  3. 35 Greece 0.7% compare
  4. 37 Armenia 0.6% compare
  5. 38 Egypt 0.6% compare
  6. 39 Gambia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Uruguay?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Uruguay was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
How does Uruguay rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary?
Uruguay ranks 36th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low 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, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,087 data points, 1970–2021
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