All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Uruguay
Uruguay: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 70.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Uruguay, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Uruguay stood at 70.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Uruguay peaked at 80.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 2001.
That places Uruguay 63rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76.3% | — |
| 2000 | 78.4% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | -41.0% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 46.2% | 78.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 73.7% | 80.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 69.7% | 71.6% | 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 in Uruguay?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Uruguay was 70.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Uruguay ranks 63rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release