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

Uruguay: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Public was 0.4221 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4221
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.4221
in 2017
All-time low
0.3163
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2017

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

00.10.20.30.42000200820172000: 0.3162001: 0.3282002: 0.3162003: 0.3292004: 0.3222005: 0.3452006: 0.3282007: 0.3432008: 0.3832009: 0.3712010: 0.3792011: 0.3972012: 0.3862014: 0.4162015: 0.4222017: 0.422

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Uruguay stood at 0.4221. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Uruguay peaked at 0.4221 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3163, in 2000.

That places Uruguay 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Public Administration in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3163
2001 0.3278 +3.6%
2002 0.3164 -3.5%
2003 0.3293 +4.1%
2004 0.3222 -2.2%
2005 0.3455 +7.2%
2006 0.328 -5.1%
2007 0.3432 +4.6%
2008 0.3834 +11.7%
2009 0.3707 -3.3%
2010 0.3785 +2.1%
2011 0.3965 +4.7%
2012 0.3855 -2.8%
2014 0.4159 +7.9%
2015 0.4221 +1.5%
2017 0.4221 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3383 0.3163 0.3834 10
2010s 0.4035 0.3785 0.4221 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 6 Australia 0.4305 compare
  2. 7 Honduras 0.429 compare
  3. 8 Argentina 0.4261 compare
  4. 10 Costa Rica 0.4185 compare
  5. 11 South Africa 0.4183 compare
  6. 12 Chile 0.4086 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Uruguay?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Uruguay was 0.4221 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4221 in 2017.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3163 in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public?
Uruguay ranks 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 304 data points, 2000–2021
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