Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Uruguay

Uruguay: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total was 6.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
6.4%
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
78th
of 85 countries
All-time high
52.1%
in 2002
All-time low
5.7%
in 2015
Years of data
13
1999–2018

Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Uruguay, 1999–2018

10203040501999200820181999: 10.9 %2000: 10.2 %2001: 50.9 %2002: 52.1 %2003: 52.1 %2004: 14.6 %2005: 6.9 %2006: 6.4 %2011: 11.7 %2015: 5.7 %2016: 6.6 %2017: 6 %2018: 6.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 6.4% for current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Uruguay peaked at 52.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2015.

That places Uruguay 78th out of 85 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) in Uruguay, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 10.9%
2000 10.2% -6.0%
2001 50.9% +397.7%
2002 52.1% +2.4%
2003 52.1% +0.0%
2004 14.6% -71.9%
2005 6.9% -52.9%
2006 6.4% -6.7%
2011 11.7% +81.2%
2015 5.7% -51.5%
2016 6.6% +17.2%
2017 6.0% -10.0%
2018 6.4% +7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.9% 10.9% 10.9% 1
2000s 27.6% 6.4% 52.1% 7
2010s 7.3% 5.7% 11.7% 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 75 Côte d'Ivoire 7.7% compare
  2. 76 Afghanistan 7.4% compare
  3. 77 Belgium 6.7% compare
  4. 79 Argentina 5.9% compare
  5. 80 Mexico 5.5% compare
  6. 81 Ghana 5.4% compare

See the full ranking of 85 places →

More reference data data for Uruguay

All data for Uruguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Uruguay?
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Uruguay was 6.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2002.
What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total?
Uruguay ranks 78th out of 85 countries with data for 2018.
Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Uruguay. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/current-expenditure-other-than-staff-compensation-as-percent-of-total-expenditure-in-2/uruguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/current-expenditure-other-than-staff-compensation-as-percent-of-total-expenditure-in-2/uruguay/">Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Uruguay</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
85 places, 976 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Current expenditure other than for staff compensation expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure other than for staff compensation includes expenditure on school books and teaching materials, ancillary services (ex. food, transport), and administration and other support activities. Divide current expenditure other than staff compensation in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/