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

Ethiopia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.5006 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5006
World rank
10th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.5006
in 2021
All-time low
0.3733
in 2013
Years of data
13
2003–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Ethiopia, 2003–2021

00.20.40.62003201220212003: 0.3912004: 0.3972005: 0.4622006: 0.3852009: 0.4332010: 0.4952011: 0.422012: 0.3832013: 0.3732014: 0.4182015: 0.4532016: 0.4622021: 0.501

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Ethiopia is 0.5006, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Ethiopia peaked at 0.5006 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3733, in 2013.

That places Ethiopia 10th out of 69 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2003 0.391
2004 0.3974 +1.6%
2005 0.4617 +16.2%
2006 0.3852 -16.6%
2009 0.4328 +12.3%
2010 0.4946 +14.3%
2011 0.4197 -15.1%
2012 0.383 -8.7%
2013 0.3733 -2.5%
2014 0.418 +12.0%
2015 0.4527 +8.3%
2016 0.4621 +2.1%
2021 0.5006 +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4136 0.3852 0.4617 5
2010s 0.4291 0.3733 0.4946 7
2020s 0.5006 0.5006 0.5006 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 7 Zambia 0.5324 compare
  2. 8 Ukraine 0.5233 compare
  3. 9 Mongolia 0.5178 compare
  4. 11 France 0.4896 compare
  5. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4775 compare
  6. 13 Palestine, State of 0.4752 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Ethiopia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Ethiopia was 0.5006 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5006 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3733 in 2013.
How does Ethiopia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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