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

Uruguay: Education workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.2735 in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2735
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.2735
in 2017
All-time low
0.2006
in 2001
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Education workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay, 2000–2017

00.10.20.32000200820172000: 0.2152001: 0.2012002: 0.2122003: 0.2142004: 0.2142005: 0.2382006: 0.2372007: 0.2522008: 0.2552009: 0.2522010: 0.2572011: 0.2672012: 0.2612014: 0.2692015: 0.2712017: 0.274

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.2735 for education workers, as a share of public total employees in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay peaked at 0.2735 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2006, in 2001.

Uruguay ranks 15th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.229 0.2006 0.255 10
2010s 0.2666 0.2574 0.2735 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 12 Australia 0.2935 compare
  2. 13 Ecuador 0.2828 compare
  3. 14 Pakistan 0.2815 compare
  4. 16 Ukraine 0.2718 compare
  5. 17 Palestine 0.268 compare
  6. 18 Argentina 0.268 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places β†’

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All data for Uruguay β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is education workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay?
Education workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay was 0.2735 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest education workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2735 in 2017.
What is the lowest education workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2006 in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for education workers, as a share of public total employees?
Uruguay ranks 15th out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is education workers, as a share of public total 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 total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Education workers, as a share of public total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 322 data points, 2000–2021
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