Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Uruguay

Uruguay: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.5838 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.5838
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
50th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.6703
in 2008
All-time low
0.5838
in 2017
Years of data
17
2000–2017

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Uruguay, 2000–2017

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.632001: 0.6412002: 0.6492003: 0.6492004: 0.652005: 0.6672006: 0.6512007: 0.6432008: 0.672009: 0.6562010: 0.6582011: 0.6332012: 0.5882014: 0.5942015: 0.6062016: 0.5892017: 0.584

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.5838 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Uruguay peaked at 0.6703 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5838, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 50th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Professionals in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6299
2001 0.6408 +1.7%
2002 0.6485 +1.2%
2003 0.6486 +0.0%
2004 0.6501 +0.2%
2005 0.6674 +2.7%
2006 0.6507 -2.5%
2007 0.6426 -1.2%
2008 0.6703 +4.3%
2009 0.6564 -2.1%
2010 0.6577 +0.2%
2011 0.6329 -3.8%
2012 0.5884 -7.0%
2014 0.5936 +0.9%
2015 0.6058 +2.1%
2016 0.5888 -2.8%
2017 0.5838 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6505 0.6299 0.6703 10
2010s 0.6073 0.5838 0.6577 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 47 Finland 0.6008 compare
  2. 48 Argentina 0.5918 compare
  3. 49 Cyprus 0.5882 compare
  4. 51 South Africa 0.5778 compare
  5. 52 Estonia 0.5778 compare
  6. 53 Honduras 0.5726 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Uruguay?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Uruguay was 0.5838 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.6703 in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5838 in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Uruguay ranks 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Professionals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 753 data points, 2000–2022
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