Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay

Uruguay: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8214 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8214
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
41st
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.8214
in 2019
All-time low
0.6898
in 2008
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, 1998–2019

00.20.40.60.81998200820191998: 0.72000: 0.732001: 0.7892002: 0.7762003: 0.782004: 0.792005: 0.7932006: 0.7492007: 0.7132008: 0.692009: 0.7022010: 0.7122011: 0.7622012: 0.7042014: 0.7562015: 0.7722016: 0.7892017: 0.7862018: 0.8082019: 0.821

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay stood at 0.8214. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay peaked at 0.8214 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6898, in 2008.

That places Uruguay 41st out of 71 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 0.6995
2000 0.7303 +4.4%
2001 0.7892 +8.1%
2002 0.7765 -1.6%
2003 0.7798 +0.4%
2004 0.7899 +1.3%
2005 0.7932 +0.4%
2006 0.7485 -5.6%
2007 0.7133 -4.7%
2008 0.6898 -3.3%
2009 0.7017 +1.7%
2010 0.7119 +1.4%
2011 0.7622 +7.1%
2012 0.704 -7.6%
2014 0.7565 +7.5%
2015 0.7721 +2.1%
2016 0.7892 +2.2%
2017 0.7864 -0.4%
2018 0.8077 +2.7%
2019 0.8214 +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6995 0.6995 0.6995 1
2000s 0.7512 0.6898 0.7932 10
2010s 0.7679 0.704 0.8214 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 38 Sweden 0.8274 compare
  2. 39 Portugal 0.8265 compare
  3. 40 Italy 0.8227 compare
  4. 42 Sri Lanka 0.8182 compare
  5. 43 Slovakia 0.8101 compare
  6. 44 Latvia 0.8065 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Uruguay was 0.8214 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8214 in 2019.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6898 in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Uruguay ranks 41st out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 931 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed