Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Uruguay

Uruguay: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
48th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2003
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
22
1998–2021

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.10.20.30.41998200920211998: 0.243 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.333 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.327 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.357 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.358 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.3 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.289 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.269 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.211 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.212 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.189 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.195 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.181 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.154 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.189 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.209 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.214 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.231 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.232 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.25 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.261 % of youth labor force with low education2021: 0.186 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.2% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in 2021.

The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Uruguay peaked at 0.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 48th of 104 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1998 0.2%
2000 0.3% +36.8%
2001 0.3% -1.6%
2002 0.4% +8.9%
2003 0.4% +0.4%
2004 0.3% -16.2%
2005 0.3% -3.9%
2006 0.3% -6.9%
2007 0.2% -21.4%
2008 0.2% +0.3%
2009 0.2% -10.9%
2010 0.2% +3.1%
2011 0.2% -7.2%
2012 0.2% -14.9%
2013 0.2% +22.8%
2014 0.2% +10.8%
2015 0.2% +2.0%
2016 0.2% +8.1%
2017 0.2% +0.6%
2018 0.2% +7.5%
2019 0.3% +4.5%
2021 0.2% -28.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 45 Chile 0.2% compare
  2. 46 Türkiye 0.2% compare
  3. 47 Sri Lanka 0.2% compare
  4. 49 Colombia 0.2% compare
  5. 50 Belarus 0.2% compare
  6. 51 Zambia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Uruguay?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Uruguay was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Uruguay ranks 48th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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