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

Jordan: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry was 0.6586 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6586
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
19th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.7492
in 2002
All-time low
0.6586
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.7492007: 0.7492008: 0.7182009: 0.7132010: 0.7122011: 0.7042012: 0.6772013: 0.682014: 0.712016: 0.659

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Jordan is 0.6586, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Jordan peaked at 0.7492 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6586, in 2016.

Jordan ranks 19th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Education in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.7492
2007 0.7492 -0.0%
2008 0.7178 -4.2%
2009 0.7132 -0.6%
2010 0.712 -0.2%
2011 0.7035 -1.2%
2012 0.6768 -3.8%
2013 0.6798 +0.4%
2014 0.7097 +4.4%
2016 0.6586 -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7324 0.7132 0.7492 4
2010s 0.6901 0.6586 0.712 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 16 Sri Lanka 0.6758 compare
  2. 17 Australia 0.6754 compare
  3. 18 Honduras 0.6604 compare
  4. 20 Philippines 0.6537 compare
  5. 21 Argentina 0.6388 compare
  6. 22 Peru 0.6259 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Jordan?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Jordan was 0.6586 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7492 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6586 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry?
Jordan ranks 19th out of 29 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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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