Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Education by country
Countries reporting
24
Highest
0.9675
Moldova
Lowest
0.0274
South Africa
Median
0.7285
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
249
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Education is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 0.9675 in Moldova; the lowest is 0.0274 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7285, and the mean is 0.7277.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 559.6%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 24.7%).
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova | 0.9675 | 2015 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Armenia | 0.9243 | 2021 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9169 | 2015 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 4 | Zambia | 0.9076 | 2015 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 5 | Morocco | 0.9033 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 0.8845 | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Pakistan | 0.8716 | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | Russia | 0.8447 | 2011 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 0.8238 | 2015 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 0.7911 | 2015 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 11 | Peru | 0.7345 | 2017 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 12 | Paraguay | 0.7288 | 2009 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 0.7281 | 2019 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 14 | Honduras | 0.7004 | 2016 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 0.6973 | 2017 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 16 | Uruguay | 0.6908 | 2017 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 17 | Australia | 0.6898 | 2015 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 18 | Brazil | 0.6859 | 2017 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 19 | Guatemala | 0.6732 | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 0.6606 | 2017 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 21 | El Salvador | 0.6478 | 2014 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 22 | Colombia | 0.5097 | 2017 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 23 | Chile | 0.4545 | 2017 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 0.0274 | 2020 | up 559.6% | volatile |