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

Estonia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.328 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.328
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
22nd
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.4193
in 2004
All-time low
0.3137
in 2008
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Estonia, 2004–2018

00.10.20.30.42004201120182004: 0.4192005: 0.3962006: 0.3992007: 0.3672008: 0.3142009: 0.3312010: 0.3462011: 0.3412012: 0.3382013: 0.3442014: 0.3422015: 0.3462016: 0.3392017: 0.332018: 0.328

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.328 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Estonia peaked at 0.4193 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3137, in 2008.

Estonia ranks 22nd of 70 countries on this measure, 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 total employment by gender in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Estonia, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4193
2005 0.3964 -5.5%
2006 0.399 +0.6%
2007 0.3666 -8.1%
2008 0.3137 -14.4%
2009 0.331 +5.5%
2010 0.3455 +4.4%
2011 0.3415 -1.2%
2012 0.3378 -1.1%
2013 0.3436 +1.7%
2014 0.3421 -0.4%
2015 0.3461 +1.1%
2016 0.3394 -1.9%
2017 0.3297 -2.9%
2018 0.328 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.371 0.3137 0.4193 6
2010s 0.3393 0.328 0.3461 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 19 Portugal 0.3399 compare
  2. 20 Mongolia 0.3386 compare
  3. 21 Lithuania 0.3359 compare
  4. 23 Slovakia 0.3253 compare
  5. 24 Spain 0.3167 compare
  6. 25 Czechia 0.3161 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Estonia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Estonia was 0.328 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4193 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3137 in 2008.
How does Estonia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Estonia ranks 22nd out of 70 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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