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

Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.6748 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6748
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.6957
in 2010
All-time low
0.6344
in 2004
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay, 2000–2016

00.20.40.62000200820162000: 0.6442001: 0.6472002: 0.6472003: 0.6522004: 0.6342005: 0.6752006: 0.6762007: 0.6732008: 0.6692009: 0.6892010: 0.6962011: 0.6742012: 0.6662014: 0.6912015: 0.6742016: 0.675

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay stood at 0.6748.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay peaked at 0.6957 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6344, in 2004.

That places Uruguay 24th out of 28 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Teachers in Uruguay, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.644
2001 0.6475 +0.5%
2002 0.6473 -0.0%
2003 0.6518 +0.7%
2004 0.6344 -2.7%
2005 0.6754 +6.5%
2006 0.6761 +0.1%
2007 0.6733 -0.4%
2008 0.6688 -0.7%
2009 0.6886 +3.0%
2010 0.6957 +1.0%
2011 0.6743 -3.1%
2012 0.6659 -1.3%
2014 0.6905 +3.7%
2015 0.6736 -2.5%
2016 0.6748 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6607 0.6344 0.6886 10
2010s 0.6791 0.6659 0.6957 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 21 Australia 0.6802 compare
  2. 22 Ecuador 0.6763 compare
  3. 23 Jordan 0.6761 compare
  4. 25 Brazil 0.6636 compare
  5. 26 Pakistan 0.6029 compare
  6. 27 Mauritius 0.4824 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay was 0.6748 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.6957 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6344 in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Uruguay ranks 24th out of 28 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 300 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed