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

El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.19 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.19
Change on year
up 23.7%
World rank
65th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.19
in 2021
All-time low
0.1363
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.050.10.150.22000201020212000: 0.192001: 0.1852002: 0.1812003: 0.1612004: 0.1632005: 0.1842006: 0.1532007: 0.1692008: 0.162009: 0.1672012: 0.1662014: 0.1622015: 0.1532016: 0.1362017: 0.1442018: 0.1572019: 0.1542021: 0.19

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in El Salvador is 0.19, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in El Salvador peaked at 0.19 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1363, in 2016.

That places El Salvador 65th out of 69 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.19
2001 0.1851 -2.6%
2002 0.1812 -2.1%
2003 0.1613 -11.0%
2004 0.1625 +0.8%
2005 0.1841 +13.3%
2006 0.1532 -16.8%
2007 0.1693 +10.5%
2008 0.1597 -5.7%
2009 0.1671 +4.6%
2012 0.1663 -0.5%
2014 0.1617 -2.8%
2015 0.1529 -5.4%
2016 0.1363 -10.9%
2017 0.1442 +5.7%
2018 0.1567 +8.7%
2019 0.1537 -1.9%
2021 0.19 +23.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1713 0.1532 0.19 10
2010s 0.1531 0.1363 0.1663 7
2020s 0.19 0.19 0.19 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 62 Honduras 0.2279 compare
  2. 63 Ecuador 0.2206 compare
  3. 64 Philippines 0.2156 compare
  4. 66 United States of America 0.1595 compare
  5. 67 Guatemala 0.1543 compare
  6. 68 Cambodia 0.1044 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in El Salvador?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in El Salvador was 0.19 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.19 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1363 in 2016.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
El Salvador ranks 65th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 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