Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Teachers by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
0.9935
Mexico
Lowest
0.4659
Chile
Median
0.7384
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
300
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Teachers is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 0.9935 in Mexico; the lowest is 0.4659 in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7384, and the mean is 0.755.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 79.5%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 20.8%).
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 0.9935 | 2019 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9652 | 2015 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 0.9395 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9021 | 2017 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 0.8709 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 6 | Mongolia | 0.8577 | 2018 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 0.8509 | 2019 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 8 | Georgia | 0.846 | 2013 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 9 | South Africa | 0.8344 | 2020 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 0.8127 | 2009 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 11 | Zambia | 0.8113 | 2015 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7883 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 0.7735 | 2012 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 14 | Philippines | 0.7593 | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Palestine, State of | 0.7175 | 2017 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 0.7134 | 2015 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 17 | El Salvador | 0.7063 | 2017 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 18 | Peru | 0.6962 | 2015 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 0.6956 | 2016 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 0.6846 | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 21 | Australia | 0.6802 | 2015 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 22 | Ecuador | 0.6763 | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 23 | Jordan | 0.6761 | 2016 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 24 | Uruguay | 0.6748 | 2016 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 25 | Brazil | 0.6636 | 2016 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 26 | Pakistan | 0.6029 | 2014 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 27 | Mauritius | 0.4824 | 2012 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 0.4659 | 2017 | up 79.5% | falling |