All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Uruguay
Uruguay: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 78.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Uruguay, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Uruguay stood at 78.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Uruguay peaked at 82.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2001.
That places Uruguay 26th out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 public in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.0% | — |
| 2000 | 81.4% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | -36.2% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 51.9% | 81.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 80.5% | 82.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 78.8% | 81.9% | 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 public in Uruguay?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Uruguay was 78.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Uruguay ranks 26th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release