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

Greece: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.3785 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.3785
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
24th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.4026
in 2009
All-time low
0.3769
in 2016
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Greece, 2007–2018

00.10.20.30.42007201220182007: 0.3912008: 0.3812009: 0.4032010: 0.3992011: 0.3782012: 0.4012013: 0.3812014: 0.3822015: 0.3832016: 0.3772017: 0.3872018: 0.378

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Greece stood at 0.3785.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Greece peaked at 0.4026 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3769, in 2016.

Greece ranks 24th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Greece, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3905
2008 0.3812 -2.4%
2009 0.4026 +5.6%
2010 0.3995 -0.8%
2011 0.3781 -5.4%
2012 0.4008 +6.0%
2013 0.381 -4.9%
2014 0.3818 +0.2%
2015 0.3828 +0.3%
2016 0.3769 -1.5%
2017 0.3869 +2.6%
2018 0.3785 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3914 0.3812 0.4026 3
2010s 0.3851 0.3769 0.4008 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 21 Hungary 0.4228 compare
  2. 22 Viet Nam 0.4154 compare
  3. 23 Austria 0.3854 compare
  4. 25 Portugal 0.3767 compare
  5. 26 Poland 0.3716 compare
  6. 27 Latvia 0.3697 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Greece?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Greece was 0.3785 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.4026 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3769 in 2016.
How does Greece rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Greece ranks 24th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece 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