Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in El Salvador

El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.5955 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.5955
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
21st
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.668
in 2001
All-time low
0.5955
in 2014
Years of data
11
2000–2014

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in El Salvador, 2000–2014

00.20.40.62000200720142000: 0.6422001: 0.6682002: 0.6182003: 0.6312004: 0.6342006: 0.6312007: 0.6372008: 0.6082009: 0.612012: 0.6412014: 0.596

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in El Salvador stood at 0.5955. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in El Salvador peaked at 0.668 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5955, in 2014.

El Salvador ranks 21st of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Education in El Salvador, 2000 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6415
2001 0.668 +4.1%
2002 0.6178 -7.5%
2003 0.6314 +2.2%
2004 0.6337 +0.4%
2006 0.6308 -0.5%
2007 0.637 +1.0%
2008 0.6077 -4.6%
2009 0.6097 +0.3%
2012 0.6414 +5.2%
2014 0.5955 -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6308 0.6077 0.668 9
2010s 0.6185 0.5955 0.6414 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 18 Brazil 0.6377 compare
  2. 19 Uruguay 0.6368 compare
  3. 20 Sri Lanka 0.596 compare
  4. 22 Pakistan 0.5774 compare
  5. 23 Argentina 0.5743 compare
  6. 24 Peru 0.5539 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in El Salvador?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in El Salvador was 0.5955 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.668 in 2001.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5955 in 2014.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 29 countries with data for 2014.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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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