Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Technicians by country
Countries reporting
62
Highest
0.8718
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.0502
Colombia
Median
0.3631
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
730
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Technicians is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 0.8718 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.0502 in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3631, and the mean is 0.3766.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 86.5%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 61.0%).
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 0.8718 | 2021 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 2 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6787 | 2020 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 0.6588 | 2016 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 0.651 | 2015 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 5 | Zambia | 0.5708 | 2015 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 6 | Mongolia | 0.5604 | 2014 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 0.5411 | 2018 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 0.5326 | 2019 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 0.4864 | 2018 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 10 | Jordan | 0.4799 | 2016 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 11 | Palestine, State of | 0.4691 | 2017 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 12 | Pakistan | 0.4653 | 2020 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 13 | Ecuador | 0.4637 | 2017 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 14 | Cameroon | 0.4559 | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 0.4416 | 2019 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 0.4338 | 2020 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 17 | Serbia | 0.4335 | 2018 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 0.433 | 2018 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 19 | Finland | 0.4291 | 2018 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 0.4289 | 2018 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 21 | Panama | 0.4216 | 2021 | up 20.3% | flat |
| 22 | Spain | 0.4208 | 2018 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 23 | Namibia | 0.4118 | 2015 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 24 | Georgia | 0.401 | 2013 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 25 | Morocco | 0.3948 | 2009 | — | falling |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 0.3762 | 2016 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3747 | 2017 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 28 | France | 0.3701 | 2018 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 29 | Honduras | 0.3686 | 2019 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 0.3671 | 2017 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 0.3653 | 2018 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 0.3608 | 2017 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 33 | Switzerland | 0.3442 | 2018 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 34 | Argentina | 0.3429 | 2021 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 0.3327 | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 36 | Ireland | 0.3314 | 2017 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 37 | Paraguay | 0.3281 | 2021 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 38 | Malta | 0.3229 | 2018 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 39 | Guatemala | 0.32 | 2017 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 0.3086 | 2018 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 41 | Iceland | 0.3083 | 2013 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 0.3031 | 2018 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 43 | Philippines | 0.2999 | 2019 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 44 | Austria | 0.2981 | 2018 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 45 | Uruguay | 0.2977 | 2017 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 46 | Chile | 0.2902 | 2017 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 47 | Romania | 0.289 | 2018 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 48 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2859 | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 49 | Australia | 0.2793 | 2015 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 50 | Czechia | 0.2779 | 2018 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 51 | Lithuania | 0.2777 | 2018 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 52 | El Salvador | 0.2777 | 2021 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 53 | Portugal | 0.2774 | 2018 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 54 | Türkiye | 0.2644 | 2016 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 55 | Cyprus | 0.2592 | 2018 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 0.2453 | 2018 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 57 | Croatia | 0.2431 | 2018 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 58 | Peru | 0.2167 | 2021 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 59 | Mexico | 0.2013 | 2017 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 0.1966 | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 61 | United States | 0.1611 | 2018 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 62 | Colombia | 0.0502 | 2020 | down 53.7% | falling |