Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Uruguay, 1998–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education, female in Uruguay is 9.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Uruguay peaked at 18.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2014.
Uruguay ranks 45th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.4% | — |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 8.4% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in Uruguay?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Uruguay was 9.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Uruguay ranks 45th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. 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 intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).