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

Estonia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.1204 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1204
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
60th
of 68 countries
All-time high
0.1799
in 2004
All-time low
0.1015
in 2008
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Estonia, 2004–2018

00.050.10.150.22004201120182004: 0.182005: 0.1482006: 0.1572007: 0.1432008: 0.1012009: 0.1152010: 0.1342011: 0.1272012: 0.142013: 0.1192014: 0.1182015: 0.1232016: 0.122017: 0.1152018: 0.12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Estonia stood at 0.1204.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Estonia peaked at 0.1799 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1015, in 2008.

Estonia ranks 60th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male in Estonia, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.1799
2005 0.1478 -17.9%
2006 0.1573 +6.4%
2007 0.1426 -9.4%
2008 0.1015 -28.8%
2009 0.1147 +13.0%
2010 0.1339 +16.8%
2011 0.1269 -5.2%
2012 0.1396 +10.0%
2013 0.1189 -14.8%
2014 0.1179 -0.8%
2015 0.1225 +4.0%
2016 0.1197 -2.3%
2017 0.1152 -3.7%
2018 0.1204 +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1406 0.1015 0.1799 6
2010s 0.1239 0.1152 0.1396 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 57 Czechia 0.1221 compare
  2. 58 Lithuania 0.122 compare
  3. 59 Romania 0.1217 compare
  4. 61 United States of America 0.1171 compare
  5. 62 Costa Rica 0.1164 compare
  6. 63 El Salvador 0.1137 compare

See the full ranking of 68 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Estonia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Estonia was 0.1204 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1799 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1015 in 2008.
How does Estonia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Estonia ranks 60th out of 68 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 851 data points, 2000–2022
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