Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Egypt

Egypt: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.4214 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4214
World rank
10th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.4214
in 2019
All-time low
0.1854
in 2005
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Egypt, 2004–2019

00.10.20.30.42004201120192004: 0.2282005: 0.1852012: 0.2912015: 0.4132019: 0.421

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Egypt stood at 0.4214. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Egypt peaked at 0.4214 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1854, in 2005.

Egypt ranks 10th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Egypt, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.2282
2005 0.1854 -18.7%
2012 0.2911 +57.0%
2015 0.4129 +41.9%
2019 0.4214 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2068 0.1854 0.2282 2
2010s 0.3751 0.2911 0.4214 3

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 7 Malta 0.4357 compare
  2. 8 Finland 0.4278 compare
  3. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4246 compare
  4. 11 Ireland 0.4123 compare
  5. 12 Switzerland 0.3922 compare
  6. 13 Republic of Moldova 0.3877 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Egypt?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Egypt was 0.4214 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.4214 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1854 in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Egypt ranks 10th out of 70 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 865 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed