Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Uruguay

Uruguay: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education was 0.7388 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.7388
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
7th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.7912
in 2005
All-time low
0.7388
in 2017
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Uruguay, 2000–2017

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.7772001: 0.7692002: 0.7762003: 0.7622004: 0.7732005: 0.7912006: 0.7672007: 0.7832008: 0.7722009: 0.7772010: 0.7792011: 0.7512012: 0.7792014: 0.7652015: 0.7562017: 0.739

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Uruguay stood at 0.7388. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Uruguay peaked at 0.7912 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7388, in 2017.

That places Uruguay 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.7772
2001 0.769 -1.1%
2002 0.7758 +0.9%
2003 0.762 -1.8%
2004 0.7731 +1.5%
2005 0.7912 +2.3%
2006 0.7671 -3.0%
2007 0.7832 +2.1%
2008 0.7719 -1.4%
2009 0.7775 +0.7%
2010 0.7785 +0.1%
2011 0.7508 -3.6%
2012 0.7788 +3.7%
2014 0.7652 -1.7%
2015 0.7558 -1.2%
2017 0.7388 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7748 0.762 0.7912 10
2010s 0.7613 0.7388 0.7788 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 4 Brazil 0.7882 compare
  2. 5 Philippines 0.7577 compare
  3. 6 Chile 0.7424 compare
  4. 8 Sri Lanka 0.7191 compare
  5. 9 Argentina 0.7178 compare
  6. 10 Australia 0.7167 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Uruguay?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Uruguay was 0.7388 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7912 in 2005.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7388 in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education?
Uruguay ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2017.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 293 data points, 2000–2021
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