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

Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.2415 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2415 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
15th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.2955 compared to formal wage employees
in 2009
All-time low
0.0952 compared to formal wage employees
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

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

0.10.150.20.250.32001200920172001: 0.095 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.12 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.139 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.185 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.243 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.227 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.278 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.288 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.296 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.292 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.288 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.252 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.254 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.253 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.262 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.241 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.2415 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Uruguay peaked at 0.2955 compared to formal wage employees in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0952 compared to formal wage employees, in 2001.

Uruguay ranks 15th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2079 compared to formal wage employees 0.0952 compared to formal wage employees 0.2955 compared to formal wage employees 9
2010s 0.2633 compared to formal wage employees 0.2415 compared to formal wage employees 0.2917 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 12 Panama 0.269 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 13 Cyprus 0.2628 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 14 Dominican Republic 0.2533 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 16 Spain 0.2369 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 17 Guatemala 0.216 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 18 Honduras 0.2128 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Uruguay?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Uruguay was 0.2415 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2955 compared to formal wage employees in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0952 compared to formal wage employees in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Uruguay ranks 15th out of 54 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 wage premium, by education level: Secondary 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: Secondary 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, 657 data points, 2000–2021
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