Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education by country
Countries reporting
27
Highest
46.6
Colombia
Lowest
34.34
Ethiopia
Median
42.53
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
299
What the numbers show
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 46.6 in Colombia; the lowest is 34.34 in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 42.53, and the mean is 41.93.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 19.7%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 6.1%).
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 46.6 | 2017 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 46.19 | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 45.46 | 2019 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 4 | Morocco | 45.32 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 5 | Moldova | 45.15 | 2015 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 6 | Australia | 44.54 | 2015 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 7 | Argentina | 44.54 | 2017 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 44.47 | 2014 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 43.9 | 2017 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 10 | Ukraine | 43.82 | 2013 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 11 | South Africa | 43 | 2020 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 42.75 | 2016 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 13 | Peru | 42.6 | 2017 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 42.53 | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 42.4 | 2017 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 42.31 | 2015 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 41.76 | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Honduras | 41.28 | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 19 | Palestine | 40.8 | 2017 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 39.48 | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Jordan | 39.05 | 2016 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 38.66 | 2010 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 38.17 | 2019 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 24 | Zambia | 37.99 | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Guatemala | 37.98 | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 26 | Russia | 37.01 | 2011 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 34.34 | 2016 | down 5.0% | falling |