Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Uruguay

Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by was 0.6908 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6908
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
16th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.7366
in 2006
All-time low
0.6861
in 2015
Years of data
15
2001–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Uruguay, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.7112002: 0.7122003: 0.7292004: 0.7212005: 0.7352006: 0.7372007: 0.7242008: 0.732009: 0.7132010: 0.7232011: 0.7042012: 0.6932014: 0.6892015: 0.6862017: 0.691

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.6908 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in 2017.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Uruguay peaked at 0.7366 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6861, in 2015.

Uruguay ranks 16th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Education in Uruguay, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.7111
2002 0.7116 +0.1%
2003 0.7292 +2.5%
2004 0.7215 -1.1%
2005 0.7354 +1.9%
2006 0.7366 +0.2%
2007 0.7238 -1.7%
2008 0.7296 +0.8%
2009 0.7125 -2.3%
2010 0.7231 +1.5%
2011 0.7043 -2.6%
2012 0.6928 -1.6%
2014 0.689 -0.6%
2015 0.6861 -0.4%
2017 0.6908 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7235 0.7111 0.7366 9
2010s 0.6977 0.6861 0.7231 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Dominican Republic 0.7281 compare
  2. 14 Honduras 0.7004 compare
  3. 15 Ecuador 0.6973 compare
  4. 17 Australia 0.6898 compare
  5. 18 Brazil 0.6859 compare
  6. 19 Guatemala 0.6732 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Uruguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Uruguay was 0.6908 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7366 in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6861 in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 249 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed