Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay

Uruguay: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.4746 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4746
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
29th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.4746
in 2017
All-time low
0.2981
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2017

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2017

00.10.20.30.40.52000200820172000: 0.2982001: 0.3742002: 0.3632003: 0.392004: 0.3982005: 0.4252006: 0.3842007: 0.422008: 0.4042009: 0.4242010: 0.4272011: 0.4242012: 0.442014: 0.4582015: 0.452016: 0.4472017: 0.475

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay is 0.4746, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay peaked at 0.4746 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2981, in 2000.

Uruguay ranks 29th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 5 in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2981
2001 0.3738 +25.4%
2002 0.3631 -2.8%
2003 0.3898 +7.4%
2004 0.3978 +2.0%
2005 0.4248 +6.8%
2006 0.3839 -9.6%
2007 0.4202 +9.5%
2008 0.4037 -3.9%
2009 0.424 +5.0%
2010 0.4266 +0.6%
2011 0.4236 -0.7%
2012 0.4398 +3.8%
2014 0.4578 +4.1%
2015 0.4503 -1.6%
2016 0.4471 -0.7%
2017 0.4746 +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3879 0.2981 0.4248 10
2010s 0.4457 0.4236 0.4746 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 26 Belgium 0.4896 compare
  2. 27 Romania 0.4888 compare
  3. 28 Argentina 0.4771 compare
  4. 30 Iceland 0.4596 compare
  5. 31 Namibia 0.4444 compare
  6. 32 Mongolia 0.441 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Uruguay was 0.4746 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4746 in 2017.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2981 in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Uruguay ranks 29th out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 wage quintile: Quintile 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 5
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 731 data points, 2000–2021
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