Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay

Uruguay: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.0394 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0394
Change on year
up 19.1%
World rank
23rd
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.0464
in 2011
All-time low
0.0276
in 2008
Years of data
10
2006–2016

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay, 2006–2016

00.010.020.030.040.052006201120162006: 0.0332007: 0.0382008: 0.0282009: 0.0292010: 0.0312011: 0.0462012: 0.0362014: 0.0352015: 0.0332016: 0.039

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay is 0.0394, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay peaked at 0.0464 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0276, in 2008.

That places Uruguay 23rd out of 24 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Teachers in Uruguay, 2006 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2006 0.0332
2007 0.0376 +13.3%
2008 0.0276 -26.7%
2009 0.0292 +6.1%
2010 0.0307 +5.0%
2011 0.0464 +51.0%
2012 0.0362 -21.9%
2014 0.0346 -4.4%
2015 0.0331 -4.4%
2016 0.0394 +19.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0319 0.0276 0.0376 4
2010s 0.0367 0.0307 0.0464 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 20 Mexico 0.1149 compare
  2. 21 Brazil 0.0891 compare
  3. 22 Chile 0.0734 compare
  4. 24 Peru 0.0215 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay was 0.0394 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0464 in 2011.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0276 in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Uruguay ranks 23rd out of 24 countries with data for 2016.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 255 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed