Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Australia

Australia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.6465 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.6465
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
14th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.8622
in 2009
All-time low
0.6465
in 2015
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Australia, 2001–2015

00.20.40.60.82001200820152001: 0.8582002: 0.7852003: 0.8552004: 0.8582005: 0.8622006: 0.8572007: 0.822008: 0.8552009: 0.8622010: 0.8462011: 0.672012: 0.6542013: 0.662014: 0.6552015: 0.647

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Australia stood at 0.6465. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Australia peaked at 0.8622 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6465, in 2015.

That places Australia 14th out of 29 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Education in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.858
2002 0.7849 -8.5%
2003 0.8554 +9.0%
2004 0.8584 +0.3%
2005 0.862 +0.4%
2006 0.8573 -0.5%
2007 0.8202 -4.3%
2008 0.8547 +4.2%
2009 0.8622 +0.9%
2010 0.8461 -1.9%
2011 0.6697 -20.9%
2012 0.6538 -2.4%
2013 0.6601 +1.0%
2014 0.6553 -0.7%
2015 0.6465 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8459 0.7849 0.8622 9
2010s 0.6886 0.6465 0.8461 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 11 Paraguay 0.6668 compare
  2. 12 Palestine 0.661 compare
  3. 13 Jordan 0.6467 compare
  4. 15 Honduras 0.6441 compare
  5. 16 Philippines 0.6437 compare
  6. 17 Ecuador 0.6406 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Australia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Australia was 0.6465 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8622 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6465 in 2015.
How does Australia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Australia ranks 14th out of 29 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 326 data points, 2000–2021
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