Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector was 21.07 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Uruguay, 2011–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 21.07 for share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.9% on the previous year and up 351.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Uruguay peaked at 25.35 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.32, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 8th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25.35 | — |
| 2012 | 22.84 | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 22.02 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.19 | -81.0% |
| 2015 | 4.67 | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 5.08 | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 4.21 | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 3.91 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 4.02 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.44 | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 3.32 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.86 | +46.5% |
| 2023 | 19.42 | +299.7% |
| 2024 | 13.51 | -30.4% |
| 2025 | 21.07 | +55.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 21.07 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.89, 2.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 21.07 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.75, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +299.7% | 4.86 | 19.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.7 | 3.91 | 25.35 | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.94 | 3.32 | 21.07 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Uruguay?
- Share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Uruguay was 21.07 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 25.35 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 351.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.