Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by occupation: Teachers by country
Countries reporting
21
Highest
1
Peru
Lowest
0.4882
Chile
Median
0.8405
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
220
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by occupation: Teachers is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 1 in Peru; the lowest is 0.4882 in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8405, and the mean is 0.8297.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 76.8%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 20.6%).
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru | 1 | 2016 | up 20.3% | flat |
| 2 | Mexico | 0.9989 | 2019 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 3 | Moldova | 0.9795 | 2015 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 4 | Russia | 0.969 | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 5 | Zambia | 0.9095 | 2015 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 0.9059 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9026 | 2017 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 8 | Pakistan | 0.8583 | 2014 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 9 | South Africa | 0.8446 | 2020 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 0.8413 | 2012 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Paraguay | 0.8405 | 2009 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 0.8396 | 2015 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 13 | Bolivia | 0.829 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 14 | Honduras | 0.7774 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 0.7563 | 2015 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | El Salvador | 0.7512 | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 0.7357 | 2016 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 0.7341 | 2015 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 0.7325 | 2017 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 20 | Australia | 0.7305 | 2015 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 0.4882 | 2017 | up 76.8% | falling |