Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education was -0.082 compared to male paid employees in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
-0.082 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
up 29.6%
World rank
10th
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.082 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
All-time low
-0.2435 compared to male paid employees
in 2008
Years of data
16
2000–2017
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education in Uruguay, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to male paid employees.
Analysis
In 2017, gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in Uruguay stood at -0.082 compared to male paid employees. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in Uruguay peaked at -0.082 compared to male paid employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.2435 compared to male paid employees, in 2008.
Uruguay ranks 10th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | compared to male paid employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.1412 compared to male paid employees | — |
| 2001 | -0.15 compared to male paid employees | +6.2% |
| 2002 | -0.1204 compared to male paid employees | -19.7% |
| 2003 | -0.1 compared to male paid employees | -16.9% |
| 2004 | -0.0854 compared to male paid employees | -14.6% |
| 2005 | -0.1237 compared to male paid employees | +44.7% |
| 2006 | -0.1259 compared to male paid employees | +1.8% |
| 2007 | -0.1431 compared to male paid employees | +13.7% |
| 2008 | -0.2435 compared to male paid employees | +70.1% |
| 2009 | -0.1837 compared to male paid employees | -24.5% |
| 2010 | -0.1834 compared to male paid employees | -0.2% |
| 2011 | -0.1124 compared to male paid employees | -38.7% |
| 2012 | -0.1043 compared to male paid employees | -7.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1045 compared to male paid employees | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1165 compared to male paid employees | +11.5% |
| 2017 | -0.082 compared to male paid employees | -29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1417 compared to male paid employees | -0.2435 compared to male paid employees | -0.0854 compared to male paid employees | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1172 compared to male paid employees | -0.1834 compared to male paid employees | -0.082 compared to male paid employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 7 Colombia -0.0685 compared to male paid employees compare
- 8 Honduras -0.076 compared to male paid employees compare
- 9 Palestine, State of -0.0804 compared to male paid employees compare
- 11 Guatemala -0.089 compared to male paid employees compare
- 12 Ecuador -0.0967 compared to male paid employees compare
- 13 Pakistan -0.1006 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 public sector, by industry: education in Uruguay?
- Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in Uruguay was -0.082 compared to male paid employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was -0.082 compared to male paid employees in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2435 compared to male paid employees in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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 public sector, by industry: Education (compared to male paid employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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