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

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.6636 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.6636
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
25th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.7475
in 2008
All-time low
0.6636
in 2016
Years of data
13
2002–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.7092003: 0.7272004: 0.7132005: 0.7162006: 0.7322007: 0.7272008: 0.7472009: 0.7372011: 0.7362012: 0.7312014: 0.7462015: 0.7272016: 0.664

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil stood at 0.6636. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil peaked at 0.7475 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6636, in 2016.

Brazil ranks 25th of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 occupation: Teachers in Brazil, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.709
2003 0.7265 +2.5%
2004 0.7133 -1.8%
2005 0.7156 +0.3%
2006 0.7319 +2.3%
2007 0.7274 -0.6%
2008 0.7475 +2.8%
2009 0.7372 -1.4%
2011 0.7364 -0.1%
2012 0.7312 -0.7%
2014 0.7461 +2.0%
2015 0.7266 -2.6%
2016 0.6636 -8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.726 0.709 0.7475 8
2010s 0.7208 0.6636 0.7461 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 22 Ecuador 0.6763 compare
  2. 23 Jordan 0.6761 compare
  3. 24 Uruguay 0.6748 compare
  4. 26 Pakistan 0.6029 compare
  5. 27 Mauritius 0.4824 compare
  6. 28 Chile 0.4659 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 0.6636 in 2016, 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 0.7475 in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6636 in 2016.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Brazil ranks 25th out of 28 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 300 data points, 2000–2020
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