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

Peru: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.6962 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.6962
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
18th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.8468
in 2000
All-time low
0.6458
in 2002
Years of data
15
2000–2015

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Peru, 2000–2015

00.20.40.60.82000200720152000: 0.8472001: 0.7812002: 0.6462004: 0.6992005: 0.7622006: 0.6972007: 0.7592008: 0.6652009: 0.7282010: 0.7352011: 0.7482012: 0.7612013: 0.7362014: 0.6882015: 0.696

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Peru is 0.6962, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Peru peaked at 0.8468 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6458, in 2002.

That places Peru 18th out of 28 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 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 occupation: Teachers in Peru, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8468
2001 0.7808 -7.8%
2002 0.6458 -17.3%
2004 0.6993 +8.3%
2005 0.7624 +9.0%
2006 0.6973 -8.5%
2007 0.7585 +8.8%
2008 0.6651 -12.3%
2009 0.7277 +9.4%
2010 0.7346 +0.9%
2011 0.7485 +1.9%
2012 0.7607 +1.6%
2013 0.7363 -3.2%
2014 0.6884 -6.5%
2015 0.6962 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7315 0.6458 0.8468 9
2010s 0.7274 0.6884 0.7607 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 15 Palestine 0.7175 compare
  2. 16 Dominican Republic 0.7134 compare
  3. 17 El Salvador 0.7063 compare
  4. 19 Sri Lanka 0.6956 compare
  5. 20 Honduras 0.6846 compare
  6. 21 Australia 0.6802 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

More reference data data for Peru

All data for Peru →

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 0.6962 in 2015, 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 0.8468 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6458 in 2002.
How does Peru rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Peru ranks 18th out of 28 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Peru. Statizoid. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-employment-as-a-share-of-total-employment-by-occupation-teachers/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-employment-as-a-share-of-total-employment-by-occupation-teachers/peru/">Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Peru</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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