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

Peru: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.5539 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.5539
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
24th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.7972
in 2000
All-time low
0.5539
in 2017
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Peru, 2000–2017

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.7972001: 0.6862002: 0.7042004: 0.7092005: 0.6432006: 0.6692007: 0.6492008: 0.6452009: 0.6292010: 0.6222011: 0.6322012: 0.6232013: 0.6242014: 0.6182015: 0.6462017: 0.554

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Peru stood at 0.5539. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Peru peaked at 0.7972 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5539, in 2017.

Peru ranks 24th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Education in Peru, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.7972
2001 0.6858 -14.0%
2002 0.7036 +2.6%
2004 0.7094 +0.8%
2005 0.6429 -9.4%
2006 0.6689 +4.0%
2007 0.6489 -3.0%
2008 0.6453 -0.5%
2009 0.6291 -2.5%
2010 0.6219 -1.1%
2011 0.6321 +1.6%
2012 0.6228 -1.5%
2013 0.6245 +0.3%
2014 0.6183 -1.0%
2015 0.6462 +4.5%
2017 0.5539 -14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6812 0.6291 0.7972 9
2010s 0.6171 0.5539 0.6462 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 21 El Salvador 0.5955 compare
  2. 22 Pakistan 0.5774 compare
  3. 23 Argentina 0.5743 compare
  4. 25 Guatemala 0.5375 compare
  5. 26 Chile 0.4349 compare
  6. 27 Mauritius 0.4218 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Peru?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Peru was 0.5539 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.7972 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5539 in 2017.
How does Peru rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Peru ranks 24th out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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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