Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Uruguay

Uruguay: Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 1,632 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1,632
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
7th
of 26 countries
All-time high
2,744
in 2006
All-time low
606
in 2001
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Uruguay, 2000–2016

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2000200820162000: 6782001: 6062002: 6662003: 6622004: 7182005: 7202006: 2.7k2007: 1.8k2008: 1.9k2009: 1.8k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.6k2014: 1.9k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.6k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Uruguay is 1,632, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Uruguay peaked at 2,744 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 606, in 2001.

That places Uruguay 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Uruguay, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 678
2001 606 -10.6%
2002 666 +9.9%
2003 662 -0.6%
2004 718 +8.5%
2005 720 +0.3%
2006 2,744 +281.1%
2007 1,833 -33.2%
2008 1,874 +2.2%
2009 1,811 -3.4%
2010 1,728 -4.6%
2011 1,825 +5.6%
2012 1,621 -11.2%
2014 1,919 +18.4%
2015 1,708 -11.0%
2016 1,632 -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,231 606 2,744 10
2010s 1,739 1,621 1,919 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 4 Chile 1,884 compare
  2. 5 Pakistan 1,670 compare
  3. 6 Ecuador 1,633 compare
  4. 8 Mongolia 1,030 compare
  5. 9 South Africa 931 compare
  6. 10 Sri Lanka 895 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Uruguay?
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Uruguay was 1,632 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 2,744 in 2006.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 606 in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Uruguay ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. 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 Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 290 data points, 2000–2020
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