Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Technicians by country
Countries reporting
61
Highest
0.8235
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.039
Colombia
Median
0.3031
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
719
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Technicians is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 0.8235 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.039 in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3031, and the mean is 0.3327.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 87.5%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 67.8%).
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 0.8235 | 2021 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 2 | Russia | 0.629 | 2016 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 3 | Moldova | 0.6271 | 2015 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 4 | Tanzania | 0.5877 | 2012 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 0.5145 | 2018 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 0.51 | 2014 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 7 | Vietnam | 0.4646 | 2019 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 0.4514 | 2018 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 9 | Jordan | 0.4409 | 2016 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 10 | Zambia | 0.4379 | 2015 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 11 | Palestine | 0.4297 | 2017 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 12 | Namibia | 0.4118 | 2015 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 0.4025 | 2018 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 0.4002 | 2018 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 15 | Ecuador | 0.3947 | 2017 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 0.3893 | 2020 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 17 | Finland | 0.3874 | 2018 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 18 | Georgia | 0.3803 | 2013 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 19 | Morocco | 0.3798 | 2009 | — | falling |
| 20 | Spain | 0.378 | 2018 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 0.3766 | 2019 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 0.3685 | 2018 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 23 | Panama | 0.3536 | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 24 | France | 0.3522 | 2018 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 0.3386 | 2017 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 0.3366 | 2016 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 0.32 | 2017 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 28 | Pakistan | 0.3197 | 2020 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 0.3179 | 2018 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 30 | Slovakia | 0.3132 | 2017 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 31 | Honduras | 0.3031 | 2019 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 0.2909 | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 33 | Italy | 0.2899 | 2018 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 0.2876 | 2018 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 35 | Argentina | 0.2865 | 2021 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 36 | Philippines | 0.2827 | 2019 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 37 | Estonia | 0.2825 | 2018 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 38 | Romania | 0.2824 | 2018 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 0.2812 | 2013 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 40 | Malta | 0.2795 | 2018 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 41 | Brazil | 0.2757 | 2021 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 42 | Austria | 0.2734 | 2018 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 43 | Guatemala | 0.2663 | 2017 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 44 | Lithuania | 0.2625 | 2018 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 45 | Portugal | 0.2563 | 2018 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 46 | Paraguay | 0.2553 | 2021 | up 38.2% | falling |
| 47 | El Salvador | 0.2508 | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 48 | Chile | 0.2482 | 2017 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 49 | Cyprus | 0.2443 | 2018 | up 23.6% | flat |
| 50 | Australia | 0.241 | 2015 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 51 | Uruguay | 0.2373 | 2017 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 0.2321 | 2018 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 53 | Croatia | 0.2304 | 2018 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 54 | Turkey | 0.2303 | 2016 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 0.2282 | 2018 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 56 | Bolivia | 0.205 | 2021 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 0.1636 | 2021 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 58 | Peru | 0.1524 | 2021 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 59 | United States | 0.1494 | 2018 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 60 | Mexico | 0.149 | 2017 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 61 | Colombia | 0.039 | 2020 | down 53.1% | falling |