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 0.2981 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2981
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
24th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.3967
in 2003
All-time low
0.2966
in 2011
Years of data
17
2000–2017

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

00.10.20.30.42000200820172000: 0.3432001: 0.3442002: 0.3832003: 0.3972004: 0.3882005: 0.3632006: 0.3462007: 0.3182008: 0.3282009: 0.3022010: 0.3172011: 0.2972012: 0.3282014: 0.3332015: 0.3092016: 0.3222017: 0.298

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Uruguay stood at 0.2981.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Uruguay peaked at 0.3967 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2966, in 2011.

Uruguay ranks 24th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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: Clerks in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3429
2001 0.3438 +0.2%
2002 0.3828 +11.4%
2003 0.3967 +3.6%
2004 0.3875 -2.3%
2005 0.3627 -6.4%
2006 0.3463 -4.5%
2007 0.3177 -8.3%
2008 0.3284 +3.4%
2009 0.3022 -8.0%
2010 0.317 +4.9%
2011 0.2966 -6.4%
2012 0.3277 +10.5%
2014 0.3332 +1.7%
2015 0.3088 -7.3%
2016 0.3225 +4.4%
2017 0.2981 -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3511 0.3022 0.3967 10
2010s 0.3148 0.2966 0.3332 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 21 Greece 0.3042 compare
  2. 22 Honduras 0.3042 compare
  3. 23 Georgia 0.3031 compare
  4. 25 Croatia 0.2861 compare
  5. 26 Dominican Republic 0.2698 compare
  6. 27 Spain 0.2691 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 0.2981 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 0.3967 in 2003.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2966 in 2011.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Uruguay ranks 24th out of 58 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 6.2%. 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: Clerks. 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: Clerks
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 695 data points, 2000–2021
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