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

Greece: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.1794 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.1794
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.19
in 2013
All-time low
0.1598
in 2008
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Greece, 2007–2018

00.050.10.150.22007201220182007: 0.1622008: 0.162009: 0.1632010: 0.1722011: 0.1732012: 0.1812013: 0.192014: 0.1772015: 0.1792016: 0.1852017: 0.1792018: 0.179

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Greece stood at 0.1794.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Greece peaked at 0.19 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1598, in 2008.

Greece ranks 14th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male in Greece, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.1623
2008 0.1598 -1.6%
2009 0.1629 +2.0%
2010 0.172 +5.6%
2011 0.1733 +0.7%
2012 0.1812 +4.6%
2013 0.19 +4.9%
2014 0.1774 -6.6%
2015 0.1789 +0.9%
2016 0.1851 +3.4%
2017 0.1789 -3.3%
2018 0.1794 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1617 0.1598 0.1629 3
2010s 0.1796 0.172 0.19 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 11 Malta 0.2001 compare
  2. 12 France 0.1837 compare
  3. 13 Egypt 0.181 compare
  4. 15 Cyprus 0.1744 compare
  5. 16 Namibia 0.1731 compare
  6. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1677 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Greece?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Greece was 0.1794 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.19 in 2013.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1598 in 2008.
How does Greece rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Greece ranks 14th out of 70 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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
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