Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education by country
Countries reporting
29
Highest
7,751
Colombia
Lowest
2
Argentina
Median
793
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
326
What the numbers show
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 7,751 in Colombia; the lowest is 2 in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 793, and the mean is 1,602.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,876.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 352.7%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 99.9%).
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 7,751 | 2017 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 6,778 | 2015 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3,821 | 2020 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 4 | Jordan | 3,771 | 2016 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 3,671 | 2017 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 2,896 | 2019 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Morocco | 2,414 | 2009 | — | rising |
| 8 | Ecuador | 1,827 | 2017 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 1,723 | 2017 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 1,694 | 2016 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia | 1,470 | 2021 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Peru | 993 | 2017 | down 43.0% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 925 | 2013 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 14 | Zambia | 853 | 2015 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 793 | 2016 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 768 | 2015 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 655 | 2015 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 18 | El Salvador | 601 | 2014 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 19 | Republic of Moldova | 593 | 2015 | up 352.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Guatemala | 493 | 2017 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 376 | 2019 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 22 | Mauritius | 375 | 2012 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 23 | Palestine, State of | 335 | 2017 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 313 | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 285 | 2011 | up 120.9% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 238 | 2016 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Paraguay | 35 | 2010 | down 92.3% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 2 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 28 | Argentina | 2 | 2014 | down 99.9% | volatile |