Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry was 0.6998 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.6998
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
11th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.716
in 2011
All-time low
0.6998
in 2015
Years of data
12
2002–2015

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Brazil, 2002–2015

00.20.40.60.82002200820152002: 0.7112003: 0.7082004: 0.7112005: 0.7072006: 0.7132007: 0.7142008: 0.7042009: 0.7152011: 0.7162012: 0.7082014: 0.7152015: 0.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.6998 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Brazil peaked at 0.716 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6998, in 2015.

That places Brazil 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Education in Brazil, 2002 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2002 0.7111
2003 0.7085 -0.4%
2004 0.7106 +0.3%
2005 0.7069 -0.5%
2006 0.7128 +0.8%
2007 0.7136 +0.1%
2008 0.7042 -1.3%
2009 0.7154 +1.6%
2011 0.716 +0.1%
2012 0.7081 -1.1%
2014 0.7147 +0.9%
2015 0.6998 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7104 0.7042 0.7154 8
2010s 0.7097 0.6998 0.716 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 8 Zambia 0.7828 compare
  2. 9 Costa Rica 0.7806 compare
  3. 10 Dominican Republic 0.7217 compare
  4. 12 Palestine, State of 0.6936 compare
  5. 13 Paraguay 0.6934 compare
  6. 14 Ecuador 0.6904 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Brazil was 0.6998 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.716 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6998 in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry?
Brazil ranks 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 325 data points, 2000–2021
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