Unemployment with advanced education, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Unemployment with advanced education, male was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Uruguay, 1998–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2.0% for unemployment with advanced education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Uruguay peaked at 7.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2022.
Uruguay ranks 110th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.2% | — |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +48.8% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -66.0% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +26.6% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -34.2% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -22.5% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +33.4% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +25.2% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in Uruguay?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Uruguay was 2.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Uruguay ranks 110th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).