Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.596 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.596
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
20th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.7744
in 2003
All-time low
0.596
in 2016
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.7592003: 0.7742004: 0.752006: 0.7052007: 0.7132008: 0.7142009: 0.652011: 0.6432012: 0.6952013: 0.6112014: 0.6892015: 0.6182016: 0.596

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.596 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7744 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.596, in 2016.

That places Sri Lanka 20th out of 29 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.7591
2003 0.7744 +2.0%
2004 0.75 -3.1%
2006 0.7049 -6.0%
2007 0.7126 +1.1%
2008 0.7136 +0.1%
2009 0.6496 -9.0%
2011 0.6432 -1.0%
2012 0.6949 +8.0%
2013 0.6111 -12.1%
2014 0.6888 +12.7%
2015 0.6177 -10.3%
2016 0.596 -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7234 0.6496 0.7744 7
2010s 0.6419 0.596 0.6949 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 17 Ecuador 0.6406 compare
  2. 18 Brazil 0.6377 compare
  3. 19 Uruguay 0.6368 compare
  4. 21 El Salvador 0.5955 compare
  5. 22 Pakistan 0.5774 compare
  6. 23 Argentina 0.5743 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka was 0.596 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7744 in 2003.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.596 in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 29 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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