Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Egypt

Egypt: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.6301 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.6301
World rank
2nd
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.7473
in 2012
All-time low
0.6301
in 2019
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Egypt, 2004–2019

00.20.40.60.82004201120192004: 0.6782005: 0.6672012: 0.7472015: 0.732019: 0.63

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.6301 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Egypt peaked at 0.7473 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6301, in 2019.

Egypt ranks 2nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Egypt, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.6783
2005 0.6668 -1.7%
2012 0.7473 +12.1%
2015 0.7301 -2.3%
2019 0.6301 -13.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6726 0.6668 0.6783 2
2010s 0.7025 0.6301 0.7473 3

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 1 Maldives 0.6626 compare
  2. 3 Republic of Moldova 0.5556 compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 0.5537 compare
  4. 5 Belgium 0.5444 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Egypt?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Egypt was 0.6301 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7473 in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6301 in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Egypt ranks 2nd out of 69 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 856 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed