Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education was -0.1693 compared to male paid employees in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
-0.1693 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
up 38.0%
World rank
5th
of 21 countries
All-time high
-0.1693 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
All-time low
-0.31 compared to male paid employees
in 2001
Years of data
16
2000–2017
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Uruguay, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to male paid employees.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Uruguay is -0.1693 compared to male paid employees, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 38.0% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Uruguay peaked at -0.1693 compared to male paid employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.31 compared to male paid employees, in 2001.
Uruguay ranks 5th of 21 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | compared to male paid employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.2541 compared to male paid employees | — |
| 2001 | -0.31 compared to male paid employees | +22.0% |
| 2002 | -0.2431 compared to male paid employees | -21.6% |
| 2003 | -0.284 compared to male paid employees | +16.8% |
| 2004 | -0.2939 compared to male paid employees | +3.5% |
| 2005 | -0.2448 compared to male paid employees | -16.7% |
| 2006 | -0.2721 compared to male paid employees | +11.1% |
| 2007 | -0.2446 compared to male paid employees | -10.1% |
| 2008 | -0.2222 compared to male paid employees | -9.1% |
| 2009 | -0.2833 compared to male paid employees | +27.5% |
| 2010 | -0.1844 compared to male paid employees | -34.9% |
| 2011 | -0.1955 compared to male paid employees | +6.0% |
| 2012 | -0.243 compared to male paid employees | +24.3% |
| 2014 | -0.1861 compared to male paid employees | -23.4% |
| 2015 | -0.2732 compared to male paid employees | +46.8% |
| 2017 | -0.1693 compared to male paid employees | -38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.2652 compared to male paid employees | -0.31 compared to male paid employees | -0.2222 compared to male paid employees | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2086 compared to male paid employees | -0.2732 compared to male paid employees | -0.1693 compared to male paid employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 2 Honduras -0.0421 compared to male paid employees compare
- 3 Argentina -0.1318 compared to male paid employees compare
- 4 Peru -0.1343 compared to male paid employees compare
- 6 Chile -0.1867 compared to male paid employees compare
- 7 Paraguay -0.2096 compared to male paid employees compare
- 8 El Salvador -0.2194 compared to male paid employees compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Uruguay?
- Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Uruguay was -0.1693 compared to male paid employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1693 compared to male paid employees in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.31 compared to male paid employees in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education?
- Uruguay ranks 5th out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education (compared to male paid employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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