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 0.7512 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7512
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
16th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.7512
in 2017
All-time low
0.4644
in 2003
Years of data
14
2000–2017

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

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.7182001: 0.7242002: 0.52003: 0.4642004: 0.5952006: 0.6172007: 0.7012008: 0.6292009: 0.6282012: 0.6392014: 0.7252015: 0.7362016: 0.7512017: 0.751

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in El Salvador stood at 0.7512. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in El Salvador peaked at 0.7512 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4644, in 2003.

That places El Salvador 16th out of 21 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 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 occupation: Teachers in El Salvador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.7181
2001 0.7239 +0.8%
2002 0.5005 -30.9%
2003 0.4644 -7.2%
2004 0.5949 +28.1%
2006 0.6172 +3.7%
2007 0.7006 +13.5%
2008 0.6287 -10.3%
2009 0.6282 -0.1%
2012 0.6391 +1.7%
2014 0.7251 +13.5%
2015 0.7358 +1.5%
2016 0.7511 +2.1%
2017 0.7512 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6196 0.4644 0.7239 9
2010s 0.7205 0.6391 0.7512 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.829 compare
  2. 14 Honduras 0.7774 compare
  3. 15 Brazil 0.7563 compare
  4. 17 Uruguay 0.7357 compare
  5. 18 Dominican Republic 0.7341 compare
  6. 19 Ecuador 0.7325 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 0.7512 in 2017, 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 0.7512 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4644 in 2003.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by?
El Salvador ranks 16th out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 220 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed