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

Spain: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.3167 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.3167
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
24th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.3185
in 2017
All-time low
0.2795
in 2008
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Spain, 2006–2018

00.10.20.32006201220182006: 0.3152007: 0.2992008: 0.282009: 0.2912010: 0.3142011: 0.3142012: 0.3172013: 0.3082014: 0.3162015: 0.3112016: 0.3152017: 0.3192018: 0.317

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Spain stood at 0.3167.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Spain peaked at 0.3185 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2795, in 2008.

Spain ranks 24th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Spain, 2006 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2006 0.3151
2007 0.2988 -5.2%
2008 0.2795 -6.5%
2009 0.2909 +4.1%
2010 0.3145 +8.1%
2011 0.3139 -0.2%
2012 0.3168 +0.9%
2013 0.308 -2.8%
2014 0.316 +2.6%
2015 0.3106 -1.7%
2016 0.3149 +1.4%
2017 0.3185 +1.1%
2018 0.3167 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2961 0.2795 0.3151 4
2010s 0.3144 0.308 0.3185 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 21 Lithuania 0.3359 compare
  2. 22 Estonia 0.328 compare
  3. 23 Slovakia 0.3253 compare
  4. 25 Czechia 0.3161 compare
  5. 26 Croatia 0.3122 compare
  6. 27 Poland 0.3058 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Spain?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Spain was 0.3167 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.3185 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2795 in 2008.
How does Spain rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Spain ranks 24th out of 70 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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