Education workers, as a share of public total employees by country
Countries reporting
29
Highest
0.4375
Colombia
Lowest
0.0003
South Africa
Median
0.2735
Years covered
22
2000β2021
Data points
322
What the numbers show
Education workers, as a share of public total employees is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 0.4375 in Colombia; the lowest is 0.0003 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2735, and the mean is 0.2656.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,612.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 222.3%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 74.1%).
Education workers, as a share of public total employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 0.4375 | 2017 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 2 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.4028 | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 0.3742 | 2015 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 4 | Honduras | 0.3621 | 2016 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 5 | Morocco | 0.3516 | 2009 | β | rising |
| 6 | Guatemala | 0.3496 | 2017 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 7 | Brazil | 0.3424 | 2017 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 0.3281 | 2015 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 9 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.3187 | 2015 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 0.3099 | 2015 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 0.3044 | 2009 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 12 | Australia | 0.2935 | 2015 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 13 | Ecuador | 0.2828 | 2017 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 0.2815 | 2020 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 15 | Uruguay | 0.2735 | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 16 | Ukraine | 0.2718 | 2013 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 17 | Palestine | 0.268 | 2017 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 0.268 | 2017 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 19 | Chile | 0.2657 | 2017 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 20 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.243 | 2016 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 21 | Philippines | 0.2211 | 2019 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 0.2188 | 2016 | down 26.4% | flat |
| 23 | El Salvador | 0.2185 | 2014 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 24 | Jordan | 0.1983 | 2016 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 25 | Mauritius | 0.177 | 2012 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1613 | 2016 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 0.0904 | 2011 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 0.0868 | 2015 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 0.0003 | 2020 | up 222.3% | volatile |