Productivity vs. educational attainment in Uruguay
Uruguay: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in Uruguay stood at 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Uruguay peaked at 40.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 48th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 21.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 27.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 40.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 45 Hungary 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 46 Croatia 41.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 49 Greece 37.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 37.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 51 Kuwait 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 18,882 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Uruguay?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Uruguay was 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 40.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Uruguay ranks 48th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.