Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.7746 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7746
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.8796
in 2003
All-time low
0.7746
in 2016
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.8662001: 0.8692002: 0.8682003: 0.882004: 0.8362006: 0.8252007: 0.8572008: 0.8322009: 0.8142011: 0.8062012: 0.8562013: 0.782014: 0.8322015: 0.7812016: 0.775

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Sri Lanka stood at 0.7746. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8796 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7746, in 2016.

That places Sri Lanka 15th out of 28 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupation: Teachers in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8662
2001 0.8692 +0.3%
2002 0.868 -0.1%
2003 0.8796 +1.3%
2004 0.8359 -5.0%
2006 0.825 -1.3%
2007 0.8574 +3.9%
2008 0.8322 -2.9%
2009 0.8136 -2.2%
2011 0.8062 -0.9%
2012 0.8559 +6.2%
2013 0.7798 -8.9%
2014 0.8324 +6.7%
2015 0.7809 -6.2%
2016 0.7746 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8497 0.8136 0.8796 9
2010s 0.805 0.7746 0.8559 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 12 Zambia 0.8152 compare
  2. 13 Costa Rica 0.8081 compare
  3. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8067 compare
  4. 16 Philippines 0.7657 compare
  5. 17 Palestine, State of 0.7478 compare
  6. 18 Uruguay 0.7334 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Sri Lanka?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Sri Lanka was 0.7746 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8796 in 2003.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7746 in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 28 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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
Last refreshed