Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Uruguay

Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education was 0.3113 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3113 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
11th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.3821 compared to formal wage employees
in 2008
All-time low
0.1547 compared to formal wage employees
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Uruguay, 2001–2017

00.10.20.30.42001200920172001: 0.161 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.18 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.155 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.282 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.348 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.256 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.33 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.382 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.289 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.373 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.327 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.302 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.316 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.288 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.32 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.311 compared to formal wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Uruguay is 0.3113 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Uruguay peaked at 0.3821 compared to formal wage employees in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1547 compared to formal wage employees, in 2003.

Uruguay ranks 11th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2647 compared to formal wage employees 0.1547 compared to formal wage employees 0.3821 compared to formal wage employees 9
2010s 0.3196 compared to formal wage employees 0.2881 compared to formal wage employees 0.3734 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 8 Ecuador 0.3437 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 9 Honduras 0.3155 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 10 Colombia 0.3151 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 12 Panama 0.3001 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 13 Pakistan 0.2984 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 14 Dominican Republic 0.2864 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Uruguay?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Uruguay was 0.3113 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3821 compared to formal wage employees in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1547 compared to formal wage employees in 2003.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Uruguay ranks 11th out of 54 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 wage premium, by education level: Primary education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 652 data points, 2000–2021
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