Unemployment with intermediate education in Uruguay
Uruguay: Unemployment with intermediate education was 8.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Uruguay, 1998–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education in Uruguay stood at 8.3%.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Uruguay peaked at 14.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2014.
Uruguay ranks 41st of 130 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 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.7% | — |
| 1999 | 9.7% | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 6.7% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Uruguay?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Uruguay was 8.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Uruguay ranks 41st out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.7%. 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 (% of total 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).