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 0.4733 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4733
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
18th
of 62 countries
All-time high
0.5423
in 2014
All-time low
0.2258
in 2011
Years of data
16
2000–2017

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

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.3412001: 0.532002: 0.3732003: 0.3412005: 0.4782006: 0.3592007: 0.3332008: 0.3282009: 0.2512010: 0.2652011: 0.2262012: 0.5382014: 0.5422015: 0.4732016: 0.4652017: 0.473

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Uruguay stood at 0.4733.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Uruguay peaked at 0.5423 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2258, in 2011.

That places Uruguay 18th out of 62 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 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: Manager in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3406
2001 0.5303 +55.7%
2002 0.3729 -29.7%
2003 0.341 -8.6%
2005 0.478 +40.2%
2006 0.359 -24.9%
2007 0.3326 -7.3%
2008 0.328 -1.4%
2009 0.2513 -23.4%
2010 0.2653 +5.6%
2011 0.2258 -14.9%
2012 0.5382 +138.3%
2014 0.5423 +0.8%
2015 0.4729 -12.8%
2016 0.4646 -1.7%
2017 0.4733 +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3704 0.2513 0.5303 9
2010s 0.4261 0.2258 0.5423 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 15 Russian Federation 0.493 compare
  2. 16 Slovakia 0.4899 compare
  3. 17 Colombia 0.4735 compare
  4. 19 Latvia 0.4542 compare
  5. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4359 compare
  6. 21 Argentina 0.4341 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 0.4733 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 0.5423 in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2258 in 2011.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Uruguay ranks 18th out of 62 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 up 42.3%. 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 female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Manager. 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: Manager
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
62 places, 719 data points, 2000–2021
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