Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary was 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3716 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
8th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.4859 compared to formal wage employees
in 2005
All-time low
0.1398 compared to formal wage employees
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Uruguay, 2001–2017

0.10.20.30.40.52001200920172001: 0.228 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.29 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.14 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.362 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.486 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.33 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.412 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.459 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.411 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.444 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.375 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.379 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.37 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.358 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.416 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.372 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2017, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Uruguay stood at 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees.

The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Uruguay peaked at 0.4859 compared to formal wage employees in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1398 compared to formal wage employees, in 2003.

That places Uruguay 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees) in Uruguay, 2001 to 2017.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2001 0.2277 compared to formal wage employees —
2002 0.2902 compared to formal wage employees +27.5%
2003 0.1398 compared to formal wage employees -51.8%
2004 0.3623 compared to formal wage employees +159.2%
2005 0.4859 compared to formal wage employees +34.1%
2006 0.3304 compared to formal wage employees -32.0%
2007 0.4119 compared to formal wage employees +24.7%
2008 0.4589 compared to formal wage employees +11.4%
2009 0.4107 compared to formal wage employees -10.5%
2010 0.4443 compared to formal wage employees +8.2%
2011 0.3745 compared to formal wage employees -15.7%
2012 0.3793 compared to formal wage employees +1.3%
2014 0.3704 compared to formal wage employees -2.4%
2015 0.358 compared to formal wage employees -3.4%
2016 0.4161 compared to formal wage employees +16.2%
2017 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees -10.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.0357 compared to formal wage employees. (31 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1422 compared to formal wage employees, 2.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +159.2% 0.1398 compared to formal wage employees 0.3623 compared to formal wage employees

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3464 compared to formal wage employees 0.1398 compared to formal wage employees 0.4859 compared to formal wage employees 9
2010s 0.3877 compared to formal wage employees 0.358 compared to formal wage employees 0.4443 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 5 Turkey 0.4385 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 6 Colombia 0.4047 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 7 Costa Rica 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 9 Ecuador 0.3715 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 10 Honduras 0.3374 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 11 Spain 0.2498 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Uruguay?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Uruguay was 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4859 compared to formal wage employees in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1398 compared to formal wage employees in 2003.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary?
Uruguay ranks 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 610 data points, 2000–2021
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