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

Philippines: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.13
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
54th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.13
in 2019
All-time low
0.1
in 2007
Years of data
19
2000–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Philippines, 2000–2019

00.050.10.152000200920192000: 0.1072001: 0.1092002: 0.1062003: 0.1052004: 0.1012005: 0.1012007: 0.12008: 0.1062009: 0.1072010: 0.1052011: 0.1072012: 0.112013: 0.1092014: 0.1072015: 0.1132016: 0.1122017: 0.122018: 0.1172019: 0.13

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Philippines stood at 0.13. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Philippines peaked at 0.13 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2007.

That places Philippines 54th out of 70 countries with data for 2019, 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 Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Philippines, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1072
2001 0.109 +1.7%
2002 0.1065 -2.3%
2003 0.1052 -1.2%
2004 0.1013 -3.7%
2005 0.1007 -0.6%
2007 0.1 -0.7%
2008 0.1058 +5.9%
2009 0.1074 +1.5%
2010 0.1049 -2.4%
2011 0.1075 +2.5%
2012 0.1099 +2.2%
2013 0.1089 -0.9%
2014 0.1074 -1.4%
2015 0.1126 +4.9%
2016 0.1115 -1.0%
2017 0.12 +7.7%
2018 0.117 -2.5%
2019 0.13 +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1048 0.1 0.109 9
2010s 0.113 0.1049 0.13 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 51 Sri Lanka 0.1609 compare
  2. 52 United States of America 0.1514 compare
  3. 53 Türkiye 0.1502 compare
  4. 55 Paraguay 0.1241 compare
  5. 56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1048 compare
  6. 57 Honduras 0.1017 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Philippines?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Philippines was 0.13 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.13 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2007.
How does Philippines rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Philippines ranks 54th out of 70 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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