Education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan

Jordan: Education workers, as a share of public paid employees was 0.1983 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1983
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
25th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.2448
in 2007
All-time low
0.1983
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.050.10.150.20.252002200920162002: 0.2282007: 0.2452008: 0.2232009: 0.2222010: 0.2292011: 0.2312012: 0.222013: 0.2152014: 0.2152016: 0.198

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan stood at 0.1983. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan peaked at 0.2448 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1983, in 2016.

That places Jordan 25th out of 29 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.2275
2007 0.2448 +7.6%
2008 0.2233 -8.8%
2009 0.2218 -0.7%
2010 0.2292 +3.4%
2011 0.2308 +0.7%
2012 0.2196 -4.8%
2013 0.2149 -2.1%
2014 0.2152 +0.2%
2016 0.1983 -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2293 0.2218 0.2448 4
2010s 0.218 0.1983 0.2308 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 22 Philippines 0.2211 compare
  2. 23 Sri Lanka 0.2188 compare
  3. 24 El Salvador 0.2185 compare
  4. 26 Mauritius 0.177 compare
  5. 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1756 compare
  6. 28 Russian Federation 0.0922 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan?
Education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan was 0.1983 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest education workers, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2448 in 2007.
What is the lowest education workers, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1983 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for education workers, as a share of public paid employees?
Jordan ranks 25th out of 29 countries with data for 2016.
Is education workers, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Education workers, as a share of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Education workers, as a share of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 322 data points, 2000–2021
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