Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Peru

Peru: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by was 0.7345 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.7345
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
11th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.8694
in 2000
All-time low
0.6979
in 2012
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Peru, 2000–2017

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.8692001: 0.8482002: 0.8332004: 0.822005: 0.732006: 0.7612007: 0.7442008: 0.7262009: 0.7192010: 0.7132011: 0.7172012: 0.6982013: 0.7072014: 0.7022015: 0.7062017: 0.734

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.7345 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in 2017.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Peru peaked at 0.8694 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6979, in 2012.

That places Peru 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Education in Peru, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8694
2001 0.8484 -2.4%
2002 0.8329 -1.8%
2004 0.8205 -1.5%
2005 0.7304 -11.0%
2006 0.7613 +4.2%
2007 0.7441 -2.3%
2008 0.726 -2.4%
2009 0.7193 -0.9%
2010 0.7131 -0.9%
2011 0.7173 +0.6%
2012 0.6979 -2.7%
2013 0.707 +1.3%
2014 0.7017 -0.8%
2015 0.7059 +0.6%
2017 0.7345 +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7836 0.7193 0.8694 9
2010s 0.711 0.6979 0.7345 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 8 Russia 0.8447 compare
  2. 9 Costa Rica 0.8238 compare
  3. 10 Sri Lanka 0.7911 compare
  4. 12 Paraguay 0.7288 compare
  5. 13 Dominican Republic 0.7281 compare
  6. 14 Honduras 0.7004 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Peru?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Peru was 0.7345 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.8694 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6979 in 2012.
How does Peru rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by?
Peru ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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
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