Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
57
Highest
0.6%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Lowest
0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
713

What the numbers show

Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 0.6% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244); the lowest is 0.0% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.

Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 1,242.6%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).

Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6% 2014 down 43.9% falling
1 Kosovo 0.6% 2014 down 43.9% falling
3 Russian Federation 0.5% 2016 down 18.3% falling
4 Ukraine 0.5% 2014 down 6.8% falling
5 Jordan 0.5% 2016 up 23.1% rising
6 Ethiopia 0.5% 2021 up 1,242.6% volatile
7 Tajikistan 0.4% 2013 down 4.3% falling
8 Egypt 0.4% 2019 up 10.3% rising
9 Nigeria 0.4% 2018 up 218.5% volatile
10 Puerto Rico 0.3% 2005 up 7.1% rising
11 Mongolia 0.3% 2021 down 33.1% rising
12 Poland 0.3% 2019 volatile
13 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% 2011 up 31.1% falling
14 Kazakhstan 0.3% 2010 volatile
15 China 0.2% 2013 down 19.3% volatile
16 Albania 0.2% 2016 down 76.6% volatile
17 South Africa 0.2% 2020 up 24.9% falling
18 Panama 0.2% 2018 down 0.3% falling
19 Mexico 0.2% 2020 down 11.8% falling
20 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 down 5.6% falling
21 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 down 11.4% falling
22 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2016 down 36.4% volatile
23 Mauritius 0.2% 2017 up 32.7% volatile
24 Dominican Republic 0.2% 2013 up 1.1% rising
25 United States of America 0.2% 2018 down 10.1% falling
26 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 22.1% rising
27 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 59.9% volatile
28 Chile 0.1% 2017 up 21.6% volatile
29 Paraguay 0.1% 2020 up 53.7% rising
30 Honduras 0.1% 2019 up 2.1% volatile
31 Ecuador 0.1% 2017 up 22.9% rising
32 Thailand 0.1% 2021 up 8.7% volatile
33 Costa Rica 0.1% 2016 down 48.1% falling
34 Peru 0.1% 2016 up 19.1% rising
35 Guatemala 0.1% 2019 up 20.8% rising
36 Morocco 0.1% 2009 up 27.1% rising
37 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 51.4% rising
38 Romania 0.1% 2018 down 66.9% volatile
39 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 156.1% rising
40 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 84.1% volatile
41 Colombia 0.0% 2021 down 4.9% volatile
42 Cambodia 0.0% 2012 volatile
43 Bangladesh 0.0% 2016 up 21.8% rising
44 Kenya 0.0% 2019 down 72.8% volatile
45 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 92.0% volatile
46 Uganda 0.0% 2016 down 86.7% volatile
47 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 82.1% volatile
48 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 92.7% volatile
49 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 45.0% volatile
50 Senegal 0.0% 2018 down 97.8% volatile
51 Guinea 0.0% 2018 down 40.9% volatile
52 Niger 0.0% 2018 down 95.7% volatile
53 Togo 0.0% 2018 down 67.5% volatile
54 Brazil 0.0% 2020 down 99.1% volatile
55 El Salvador 0.0% 2019 volatile
55 Georgia 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% 2019 volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
62 places, 713 data points, 1970–2021
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