The chart below shows the proportion of staff employed by age in the public sector in the UK in 2015 and 2020.

The given pie charts illustrate the percentages of people recruited by age in the public sector in the UK between 2015 and 2020.

In general, the percentage of the 21-30 and 41-50 groups employed increased, the opposite was true for the three remaining groups – under 21, 31-40 and over 50.

In 2015, people aged 21-30 and over 50 shared the same percentage of employment, at 23%. The ratio of the 21-30 age group hired had a 10% upward trend, at 33%, highest in 2020, whereas, the proportion of employees aged over 50 recruited saw a decrease, from 23% to 16%.

When it comes to three remaining age brackets, there was a slight decline in the proportion of the under 21 group, from 14% to 12%. In 2020, the ratio of the 31-40 age group decreased dramatically, to 11%, in contrast, the employment of individuals aged 41-50 rose sharply around 10%, to 28%, second only to that of 21-30 group.