Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration by country
Countries reporting
27
Highest
0.7269
Armenia
Lowest
0.1395
Australia
Median
0.4731
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
291
What the numbers show
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 0.7269 in Armenia; the lowest is 0.1395 in Australia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4731, and the mean is 0.4705.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Sri Lanka (up 104.7%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 29.0%).
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 0.7269 | 2021 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 0.7004 | 2017 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 0.6985 | 2017 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 0.6716 | 2010 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 5 | Philippines | 0.6649 | 2018 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 0.6196 | 2015 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 7 | Moldova | 0.6075 | 2015 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 0.5733 | 2015 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 0.5713 | 2015 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 10 | Ecuador | 0.5455 | 2017 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 0.5161 | 2017 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 0.5015 | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 0.4876 | 2019 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4731 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 0.473 | 2017 | up 95.9% | flat |
| 16 | Zambia | 0.4591 | 2015 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 17 | Palestine | 0.41 | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 18 | Mauritius | 0.4025 | 2012 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 19 | Uruguay | 0.3818 | 2017 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 20 | Honduras | 0.3532 | 2016 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 0.3409 | 2014 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.3278 | 2020 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 23 | Morocco | 0.3 | 2009 | — | rising |
| 24 | Guatemala | 0.2881 | 2017 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 25 | Jordan | 0.2498 | 2016 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 0.2215 | 2016 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 0.1395 | 2015 | down 29.0% | falling |