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

Jordan: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.6761 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6761
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
23rd
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.8127
in 2007
All-time low
0.6761
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.7862007: 0.8132008: 0.7822009: 0.7682010: 0.7372011: 0.7342012: 0.72013: 0.6952014: 0.7312016: 0.676

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.6761 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Jordan peaked at 0.8127 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6761, in 2016.

That places Jordan 23rd out of 28 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Teachers in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.7856
2007 0.8127 +3.5%
2008 0.7821 -3.8%
2009 0.7679 -1.8%
2010 0.7372 -4.0%
2011 0.734 -0.4%
2012 0.6996 -4.7%
2013 0.6954 -0.6%
2014 0.7306 +5.1%
2016 0.6761 -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7871 0.7679 0.8127 4
2010s 0.7122 0.6761 0.7372 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 20 Honduras 0.6846 compare
  2. 21 Australia 0.6802 compare
  3. 22 Ecuador 0.6763 compare
  4. 24 Uruguay 0.6748 compare
  5. 25 Brazil 0.6636 compare
  6. 26 Pakistan 0.6029 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Jordan?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Jordan was 0.6761 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8127 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6761 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Jordan ranks 23rd out of 28 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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
Last refreshed