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

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.6377 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.6377
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
18th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.6832
in 2014
All-time low
0.6377
in 2017
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil, 2002–2017

00.20.40.62002200920172002: 0.6682003: 0.672004: 0.6752005: 0.6672006: 0.6742007: 0.6762008: 0.6652009: 0.682011: 0.6832012: 0.6752014: 0.6832015: 0.6672017: 0.638

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil stood at 0.6377. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil peaked at 0.6832 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6377, in 2017.

That places Brazil 18th out of 29 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Education in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2002 0.6682
2003 0.6704 +0.3%
2004 0.6747 +0.6%
2005 0.667 -1.1%
2006 0.6744 +1.1%
2007 0.6759 +0.2%
2008 0.6653 -1.6%
2009 0.6796 +2.1%
2011 0.6831 +0.5%
2012 0.675 -1.2%
2014 0.6832 +1.2%
2015 0.6665 -2.4%
2017 0.6377 -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6719 0.6653 0.6796 8
2010s 0.6691 0.6377 0.6832 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 15 Honduras 0.6441 compare
  2. 16 Philippines 0.6437 compare
  3. 17 Ecuador 0.6406 compare
  4. 19 Uruguay 0.6368 compare
  5. 20 Sri Lanka 0.596 compare
  6. 21 El Salvador 0.5955 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil was 0.6377 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6832 in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6377 in 2017.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Brazil ranks 18th out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil 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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