Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Education by country
Countries reporting
29
Highest
0.9789
Ukraine
Lowest
0.026
South Africa
Median
0.6875
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
325
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Education is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 0.9789 in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.026 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6875, and the mean is 0.6842.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 38.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 280.6%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 31.7%).
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 0.9789 | 2013 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 2 | Moldova | 0.9675 | 2015 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Armenia | 0.9206 | 2021 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9 | 2016 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 0.8537 | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 6 | Russia | 0.8262 | 2011 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 7 | Morocco | 0.8186 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 8 | Zambia | 0.7828 | 2015 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 0.7806 | 2015 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 0.7217 | 2019 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 0.6998 | 2015 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Palestine | 0.6936 | 2017 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 13 | Paraguay | 0.6934 | 2009 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 14 | Ecuador | 0.6904 | 2017 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 0.6875 | 2017 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 0.6758 | 2016 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 17 | Australia | 0.6754 | 2015 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 0.6604 | 2016 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 19 | Jordan | 0.6586 | 2016 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 20 | Philippines | 0.6537 | 2019 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 21 | Argentina | 0.6388 | 2017 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 22 | Peru | 0.6259 | 2017 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 23 | Pakistan | 0.6202 | 2020 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 24 | El Salvador | 0.6111 | 2014 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 25 | Guatemala | 0.5998 | 2017 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 0.482 | 2017 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 27 | Chile | 0.4525 | 2017 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 28 | Mauritius | 0.4454 | 2012 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 0.026 | 2020 | up 280.6% | volatile |