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

Egypt: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.181 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.181
World rank
13th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.402
in 2015
All-time low
0.181
in 2019
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Egypt, 2004–2019

00.10.20.30.42004201120192004: 0.2172005: 0.2252012: 0.2392015: 0.4022019: 0.181

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Egypt stood at 0.181. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Egypt peaked at 0.402 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.181, in 2019.

Egypt ranks 13th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male in Egypt, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.217
2005 0.2247 +3.6%
2012 0.2393 +6.5%
2015 0.402 +68.0%
2019 0.181 -55.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2208 0.217 0.2247 2
2010s 0.2741 0.181 0.402 3

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 10 Mongolia 0.2076 compare
  2. 11 Malta 0.2001 compare
  3. 12 France 0.1837 compare
  4. 14 Greece 0.1794 compare
  5. 15 Cyprus 0.1744 compare
  6. 16 Namibia 0.1731 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Egypt?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Egypt was 0.181 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.402 in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.181 in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Egypt ranks 13th out of 70 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 864 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed