All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Uruguay
Uruguay: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower was 84.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Uruguay, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Uruguay is 84.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Uruguay peaked at 92.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2002.
Uruguay ranks 23rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 81.8% | — |
| 2000 | 84.1% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | -46.3% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | +76.5% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 81.8% | 81.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 39.6% | 87.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 84.9% | 92.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 84.6% | 91.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Uruguay?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Uruguay was 84.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- Uruguay ranks 23rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release