Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Education by country
Countries reporting
29
Highest
0.9789
Ukraine
Lowest
0.022
South Africa
Median
0.6441
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
326
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Education is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 0.9789 in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.022 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6441, and the mean is 0.6503.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 305.7%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 32.7%).
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 0.9789 | 2013 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9561 | 2015 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 3 | Armenia | 0.8957 | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8912 | 2016 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 0.8421 | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 6 | Morocco | 0.7892 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 7 | Zambia | 0.7744 | 2015 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 0.7703 | 2011 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 0.7454 | 2015 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 0.6814 | 2019 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 0.6668 | 2009 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 12 | Palestine, State of | 0.661 | 2017 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 13 | Jordan | 0.6467 | 2016 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 0.6465 | 2015 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 15 | Honduras | 0.6441 | 2016 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 16 | Philippines | 0.6437 | 2019 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 17 | Ecuador | 0.6406 | 2017 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 18 | Brazil | 0.6377 | 2017 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 19 | Uruguay | 0.6368 | 2017 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 0.596 | 2016 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 21 | El Salvador | 0.5955 | 2014 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.5774 | 2020 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 23 | Argentina | 0.5743 | 2017 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 24 | Peru | 0.5539 | 2017 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 25 | Guatemala | 0.5375 | 2017 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 26 | Chile | 0.4349 | 2017 | up 54.6% | falling |
| 27 | Mauritius | 0.4218 | 2012 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 0.3963 | 2017 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 0.022 | 2020 | up 305.7% | volatile |