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

El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.0936 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0936
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
58th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.0981
in 2000
All-time low
0.0713
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.020.040.060.080.12000201020212000: 0.0982001: 0.0962002: 0.0922003: 0.0852004: 0.0852005: 0.0932006: 0.0832007: 0.0892008: 0.0832009: 0.0852012: 0.0862014: 0.0882015: 0.082016: 0.0712017: 0.0752018: 0.0842019: 0.0812021: 0.094

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in El Salvador stood at 0.0936.

That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in El Salvador peaked at 0.0981 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0713, in 2016.

El Salvador ranks 58th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0981
2001 0.0958 -2.3%
2002 0.0919 -4.0%
2003 0.085 -7.6%
2004 0.0849 -0.1%
2005 0.0934 +10.0%
2006 0.0827 -11.4%
2007 0.0888 +7.3%
2008 0.0831 -6.3%
2009 0.0853 +2.6%
2012 0.0857 +0.4%
2014 0.0875 +2.2%
2015 0.0802 -8.4%
2016 0.0713 -11.1%
2017 0.075 +5.2%
2018 0.0844 +12.6%
2019 0.0808 -4.3%
2021 0.0936 +15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0889 0.0827 0.0981 10
2010s 0.0807 0.0713 0.0875 7
2020s 0.0936 0.0936 0.0936 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 55 Paraguay 0.1241 compare
  2. 56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1048 compare
  3. 57 Honduras 0.1017 compare
  4. 59 Guatemala 0.0875 compare
  5. 60 Morocco 0.0829 compare
  6. 61 Peru 0.0807 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in El Salvador?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in El Salvador was 0.0936 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0981 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0713 in 2016.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
El Salvador ranks 58th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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