All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Uruguay
Uruguay: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 87.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Uruguay, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Uruguay stood at 87.8%.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Uruguay peaked at 94.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2001.
Uruguay ranks 17th of 102 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 upper in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 81.5% | — |
| 2000 | 85.4% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | -47.1% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | +54.6% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 90.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.7% | 45.2% | 88.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 87.8% | 93.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 87.8% | 94.3% | 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 upper in Uruguay?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Uruguay was 87.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release