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

Peru: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry was 0.6259 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6259
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
22nd
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.8106
in 2000
All-time low
0.6259
in 2017
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Peru, 2000–2017

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.8112001: 0.7412002: 0.7482004: 0.7362005: 0.6832006: 0.7162007: 0.6962008: 0.6862009: 0.6852010: 0.6642011: 0.6752012: 0.6622013: 0.6682014: 0.6582015: 0.6762017: 0.626

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Peru stood at 0.6259. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Peru peaked at 0.8106 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6259, in 2017.

That places Peru 22nd out of 29 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Education in Peru, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8106
2001 0.7413 -8.5%
2002 0.7481 +0.9%
2004 0.7361 -1.6%
2005 0.6827 -7.3%
2006 0.7164 +4.9%
2007 0.6961 -2.8%
2008 0.6862 -1.4%
2009 0.6849 -0.2%
2010 0.664 -3.1%
2011 0.6748 +1.6%
2012 0.6621 -1.9%
2013 0.6682 +0.9%
2014 0.6584 -1.5%
2015 0.6758 +2.7%
2017 0.6259 -7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7225 0.6827 0.8106 9
2010s 0.6613 0.6259 0.6758 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 19 Jordan 0.6586 compare
  2. 20 Philippines 0.6537 compare
  3. 21 Argentina 0.6388 compare
  4. 23 Pakistan 0.6202 compare
  5. 24 El Salvador 0.6111 compare
  6. 25 Guatemala 0.5998 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Peru?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Peru was 0.6259 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.8106 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6259 in 2017.
How does Peru rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry?
Peru ranks 22nd out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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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