Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 26.2%
World rank
65th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2012
All-time low
0.1%
in 2001
Years of data
22
1998–2021

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251998200920211998: 0.075 % of youth population with high education2000: 0.079 % of youth population with high education2001: 0.065 % of youth population with high education2002: 0.073 % of youth population with high education2003: 0.074 % of youth population with high education2004: 0.068 % of youth population with high education2005: 0.068 % of youth population with high education2006: 0.08 % of youth population with high education2007: 0.106 % of youth population with high education2008: 0.08 % of youth population with high education2009: 0.081 % of youth population with high education2010: 0.079 % of youth population with high education2011: 0.075 % of youth population with high education2012: 0.114 % of youth population with high education2013: 0.108 % of youth population with high education2014: 0.079 % of youth population with high education2015: 0.082 % of youth population with high education2016: 0.08 % of youth population with high education2017: 0.079 % of youth population with high education2018: 0.074 % of youth population with high education2019: 0.071 % of youth population with high education2021: 0.09 % of youth population with high education

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.1% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in 2021.

That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay peaked at 0.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.

That places Uruguay 65th out of 107 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.

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of youth population with high education Change
1998 0.1%
2000 0.1% +4.5%
2001 0.1% -17.1%
2002 0.1% +11.7%
2003 0.1% +2.1%
2004 0.1% -9.1%
2005 0.1% +0.3%
2006 0.1% +17.3%
2007 0.1% +33.2%
2008 0.1% -24.2%
2009 0.1% +0.6%
2010 0.1% -1.7%
2011 0.1% -5.4%
2012 0.1% +51.4%
2013 0.1% -5.0%
2014 0.1% -27.0%
2015 0.1% +3.4%
2016 0.1% -2.5%
2017 0.1% -0.7%
2018 0.1% -6.7%
2019 0.1% -3.5%
2021 0.1% +26.2%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 73% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +51.4% 0.1% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 62 Belize 0.1%
  2. 63 Argentina 0.1% compare
  3. 64 Hungary 0.1% compare
  4. 66 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% compare
  5. 67 Malta 0.1% compare
  6. 68 Germany 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Uruguay was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary?
Uruguay ranks 65th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education)
Unit
% of youth population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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