Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.3954 compared to all private employees in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.3954 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
20th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.6278 compared to all private employees
in 2008
All-time low
0.1714 compared to all private employees
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2017
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Uruguay, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to all private employees.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Uruguay is 0.3954 compared to all private employees, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Uruguay peaked at 0.6278 compared to all private employees in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1714 compared to all private employees, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 20th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | compared to all private employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1714 compared to all private employees | — |
| 2001 | 0.2304 compared to all private employees | +34.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2702 compared to all private employees | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3213 compared to all private employees | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4068 compared to all private employees | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4252 compared to all private employees | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4711 compared to all private employees | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5091 compared to all private employees | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6278 compared to all private employees | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 0.615 compared to all private employees | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6247 compared to all private employees | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4746 compared to all private employees | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4395 compared to all private employees | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4213 compared to all private employees | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3949 compared to all private employees | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4019 compared to all private employees | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3954 compared to all private employees | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4048 compared to all private employees | 0.1714 compared to all private employees | 0.6278 compared to all private employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4503 compared to all private employees | 0.3949 compared to all private employees | 0.6247 compared to all private employees | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 17 Ethiopia 0.4572 compared to all private employees compare
- 18 Panama 0.4086 compared to all private employees compare
- 19 Türkiye 0.4068 compared to all private employees compare
- 21 Honduras 0.3601 compared to all private employees compare
- 22 Luxembourg 0.3577 compared to all private employees compare
- 23 Argentina 0.3495 compared to all private employees compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Uruguay?
- Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Uruguay was 0.3954 compared to all private employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6278 compared to all private employees in 2008.
- What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1714 compared to all private employees in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
- Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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 gender: Female (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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