Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in El Salvador

El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by was 0.6478 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.6478
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
21st
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.7301
in 2001
All-time low
0.6478
in 2014
Years of data
11
2000–2014

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in El Salvador, 2000–2014

00.20.40.60.82000200720142000: 0.7042001: 0.732002: 0.682003: 0.6762004: 0.6922006: 0.6842007: 0.6972008: 0.6682009: 0.6572012: 0.6972014: 0.648

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in El Salvador is 0.6478, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in El Salvador peaked at 0.7301 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6478, in 2014.

El Salvador ranks 21st of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Education in El Salvador, 2000 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2000 0.7035
2001 0.7301 +3.8%
2002 0.6797 -6.9%
2003 0.6757 -0.6%
2004 0.6919 +2.4%
2006 0.6842 -1.1%
2007 0.6974 +1.9%
2008 0.6679 -4.2%
2009 0.6571 -1.6%
2012 0.6974 +6.1%
2014 0.6478 -7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6875 0.6571 0.7301 9
2010s 0.6726 0.6478 0.6974 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 18 Brazil 0.6859 compare
  2. 19 Guatemala 0.6732 compare
  3. 20 Argentina 0.6606 compare
  4. 22 Colombia 0.5097 compare
  5. 23 Chile 0.4545 compare
  6. 24 South Africa 0.0274 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in El Salvador?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in El Salvador was 0.6478 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7301 in 2001.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6478 in 2014.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 24 countries with data for 2014.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 249 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed