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

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.7035 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.7035
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
24th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.7588
in 2008
All-time low
0.7035
in 2016
Years of data
13
2002–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.7272003: 0.7432004: 0.7262005: 0.7322006: 0.7472007: 0.7462008: 0.7592009: 0.7472011: 0.7512012: 0.7512014: 0.7572015: 0.7372016: 0.704

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.7035 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Brazil peaked at 0.7588 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7035, in 2016.

Brazil ranks 24th of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupation: Teachers in Brazil, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.7273
2003 0.7431 +2.2%
2004 0.7258 -2.3%
2005 0.7322 +0.9%
2006 0.7466 +2.0%
2007 0.7458 -0.1%
2008 0.7588 +1.7%
2009 0.7468 -1.6%
2011 0.7511 +0.6%
2012 0.7511 +0.0%
2014 0.7573 +0.8%
2015 0.7366 -2.7%
2016 0.7035 -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7408 0.7258 0.7588 8
2010s 0.7399 0.7035 0.7573 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 21 El Salvador 0.7126 compare
  2. 22 Australia 0.7114 compare
  3. 23 Honduras 0.7106 compare
  4. 25 Jordan 0.6829 compare
  5. 26 Pakistan 0.6402 compare
  6. 27 Mauritius 0.5088 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Brazil was 0.7035 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7588 in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7035 in 2016.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Brazil ranks 24th out of 28 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 301 data points, 2000–2020
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