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

Peru: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.2421 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2421
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
57th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.2837
in 2000
All-time low
0.2068
in 2008
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.2842001: 0.232002: 0.232004: 0.2252005: 0.2162006: 0.2142007: 0.222008: 0.2072009: 0.2192010: 0.2172011: 0.2312012: 0.2242013: 0.2192014: 0.2232015: 0.2152016: 0.2242018: 0.2182019: 0.2182021: 0.242

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Peru is 0.2421, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Peru peaked at 0.2837 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2068, in 2008.

Peru ranks 57th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2837
2001 0.23 -18.9%
2002 0.2301 +0.0%
2004 0.2245 -2.4%
2005 0.2161 -3.8%
2006 0.214 -1.0%
2007 0.2203 +3.0%
2008 0.2068 -6.1%
2009 0.2192 +6.0%
2010 0.2167 -1.1%
2011 0.2311 +6.6%
2012 0.2242 -3.0%
2013 0.2189 -2.4%
2014 0.2229 +1.9%
2015 0.2152 -3.5%
2016 0.224 +4.1%
2018 0.2182 -2.6%
2019 0.2183 +0.0%
2021 0.2421 +10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2272 0.2068 0.2837 9
2010s 0.221 0.2152 0.2311 9
2020s 0.2421 0.2421 0.2421 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 54 Morocco 0.2608 compare
  2. 55 Romania 0.2515 compare
  3. 56 Costa Rica 0.25 compare
  4. 58 Türkiye 0.2416 compare
  5. 59 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.234 compare
  6. 60 Brazil 0.2309 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Peru?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Peru was 0.2421 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.2837 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2068 in 2008.
How does Peru rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Peru ranks 57th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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