Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Uruguay

Uruguay: Education workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.2733 in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2733
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.2733
in 2017
All-time low
0.2013
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2017

Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Uruguay, 2001–2017

00.10.20.32001200920172001: 0.2012002: 0.2122003: 0.2152004: 0.2142005: 0.242006: 0.2382007: 0.2512008: 0.2552009: 0.2522010: 0.2572011: 0.2672012: 0.2612014: 0.2692015: 0.2712017: 0.273

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Uruguay stood at 0.2733. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Uruguay peaked at 0.2733 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2013, in 2001.

Uruguay ranks 17th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2309 0.2013 0.2545 9
2010s 0.2666 0.2574 0.2733 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Australia 0.2851 compare
  2. 15 Ecuador 0.2828 compare
  3. 16 Argentina 0.2783 compare
  4. 18 Chile 0.2673 compare
  5. 19 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.2478 compare
  6. 20 Sri Lanka 0.2307 compare

See the full ranking of 24 places β†’

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All data for Uruguay β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Uruguay?
Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Uruguay was 0.2733 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest education workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2733 in 2017.
What is the lowest education workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2013 in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for education workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Uruguay ranks 17th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is education workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Education workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Education workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 246 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed