Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
56
Highest
0.7%
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
705
What the numbers show
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.0% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 292.3%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, above primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.5% | 2014 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo | 0.5% | 2014 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 4 | Jordan | 0.5% | 2016 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 0.5% | 2016 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 6 | Ukraine | 0.4% | 2014 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 7 | China | 0.4% | 2013 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 0.4% | 2013 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 10 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2018 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Morocco | 0.4% | 2009 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 13 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | 0.3% | 2005 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 2011 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 16 | Tunisia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 17 | Mongolia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 18 | Albania | 0.3% | 2016 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 20 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 21 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 23 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2017 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2014 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 25 | Panama | 0.2% | 2018 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 27 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2016 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 37.1% | falling |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 32 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2017 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 33 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 35 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 36 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 37 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 38 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2019 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 40 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Peru | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2016 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 0.1% | 2018 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 45 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2018 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | up 292.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 0.1% | 2018 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Niger | 0.0% | 2018 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 81.2% | falling |
| 53 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2020 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 54 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |