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

Costa Rica: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry was 0.7806 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.7806
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
9th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.8262
in 2005
All-time low
0.7424
in 2012
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

00.20.40.60.82000200720152000: 0.8092001: 0.7862002: 0.7842003: 0.8022004: 0.7762005: 0.8262006: 0.8132007: 0.772008: 0.7662009: 0.7762010: 0.7752012: 0.7422015: 0.781

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Costa Rica stood at 0.7806.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8262 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7424, in 2012.

Costa Rica ranks 9th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Education in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8094
2001 0.786 -2.9%
2002 0.7837 -0.3%
2003 0.8022 +2.4%
2004 0.7757 -3.3%
2005 0.8262 +6.5%
2006 0.8128 -1.6%
2007 0.7695 -5.3%
2008 0.7664 -0.4%
2009 0.7758 +1.2%
2010 0.7751 -0.1%
2012 0.7424 -4.2%
2015 0.7806 +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7908 0.7664 0.8262 10
2010s 0.7661 0.7424 0.7806 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 6 Russian Federation 0.8262 compare
  2. 7 Morocco 0.8186 compare
  3. 8 Zambia 0.7828 compare
  4. 10 Dominican Republic 0.7217 compare
  5. 11 Brazil 0.6998 compare
  6. 12 Palestine, State of 0.6936 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Costa Rica?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Costa Rica was 0.7806 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8262 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7424 in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry?
Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 29 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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