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

Peru: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.0807 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0807
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
61st
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.0882
in 2016
All-time low
0.0708
in 2005
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.020.040.060.082000201020212000: 0.0862001: 0.0772002: 0.0792004: 0.0732005: 0.0712006: 0.0742007: 0.0792008: 0.0782009: 0.082010: 0.0782011: 0.0862012: 0.0862013: 0.0842014: 0.0862015: 0.0852016: 0.0882018: 0.0842019: 0.0842021: 0.081

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Peru stood at 0.0807.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Peru peaked at 0.0882 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0708, in 2005.

That places Peru 61st out of 70 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0859
2001 0.0772 -10.2%
2002 0.0792 +2.6%
2004 0.0733 -7.4%
2005 0.0708 -3.4%
2006 0.0736 +4.1%
2007 0.0792 +7.6%
2008 0.0777 -1.9%
2009 0.0796 +2.4%
2010 0.0784 -1.4%
2011 0.0862 +9.9%
2012 0.0856 -0.6%
2013 0.0841 -1.8%
2014 0.086 +2.3%
2015 0.0855 -0.6%
2016 0.0882 +3.2%
2018 0.0845 -4.3%
2019 0.0843 -0.2%
2021 0.0807 -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0774 0.0708 0.0859 9
2010s 0.0847 0.0784 0.0882 9
2020s 0.0807 0.0807 0.0807 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 58 El Salvador 0.0936 compare
  2. 59 Guatemala 0.0875 compare
  3. 60 Morocco 0.0829 compare
  4. 62 Ecuador 0.0771 compare
  5. 63 Zambia 0.0751 compare
  6. 64 Pakistan 0.0635 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Peru?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Peru was 0.0807 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0882 in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0708 in 2005.
How does Peru rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Peru ranks 61st out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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