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

Jordan: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.2795 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2795
Change on year
down 39.8%
World rank
47th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.4659
in 2002
All-time low
0.2795
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.10.20.30.40.52002200920162002: 0.4662007: 0.4272008: 0.4142009: 0.4012010: 0.4092011: 0.4082012: 0.4052013: 0.4322014: 0.4642016: 0.28

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Jordan is 0.2795, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 39.8% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Jordan peaked at 0.4659 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2795, in 2016.

Jordan ranks 47th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.4659
2007 0.427 -8.3%
2008 0.4145 -2.9%
2009 0.4009 -3.3%
2010 0.4086 +1.9%
2011 0.408 -0.2%
2012 0.405 -0.7%
2013 0.4322 +6.7%
2014 0.464 +7.3%
2016 0.2795 -39.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4271 0.4009 0.4659 4
2010s 0.3995 0.2795 0.464 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 44 Mexico 0.2875 compare
  2. 45 South Africa 0.2869 compare
  3. 46 Namibia 0.2861 compare
  4. 48 Cyprus 0.2794 compare
  5. 49 Australia 0.2765 compare
  6. 50 Bulgaria 0.2764 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Jordan?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Jordan was 0.2795 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4659 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2795 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Jordan ranks 47th out of 69 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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