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

Pakistan: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.0635 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0635
World rank
64th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.0858
in 2009
All-time low
0.0457
in 2014
Years of data
12
2001–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Pakistan, 2001–2020

00.020.040.060.082001201020202001: 0.0832003: 0.0692004: 0.0662005: 0.0592006: 0.0682008: 0.0542009: 0.0862010: 0.0512012: 0.0492013: 0.0472014: 0.0462020: 0.064

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Pakistan stood at 0.0635.

That represents a change of up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Pakistan peaked at 0.0858 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0457, in 2014.

That places Pakistan 64th out of 70 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Pakistan, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0834
2003 0.0686 -17.7%
2004 0.0664 -3.3%
2005 0.059 -11.2%
2006 0.0677 +14.9%
2008 0.0538 -20.5%
2009 0.0858 +59.4%
2010 0.0514 -40.1%
2012 0.0491 -4.5%
2013 0.0466 -5.1%
2014 0.0457 -1.8%
2020 0.0635 +38.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0693 0.0538 0.0858 7
2010s 0.0482 0.0457 0.0514 4
2020s 0.0635 0.0635 0.0635 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Pakistan?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Pakistan was 0.0635 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0858 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0457 in 2014.
How does Pakistan rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Pakistan ranks 64th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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