Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group in Estonia

Estonia: Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group was 0.5355 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.5355
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
11th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.5942
in 2010
All-time low
0.4712
in 2014
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group in Estonia, 2004–2018

00.20.40.62004201120182004: 0.5552005: 0.542006: 0.5252007: 0.5462008: 0.5272009: 0.5212010: 0.5942011: 0.5372012: 0.5222013: 0.5252014: 0.4712015: 0.4862016: 0.5182017: 0.5252018: 0.536

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group in Estonia stood at 0.5355.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group in Estonia peaked at 0.5942 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4712, in 2014.

That places Estonia 11th out of 59 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group: Professionals in Estonia, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.5553
2005 0.5401 -2.7%
2006 0.5253 -2.7%
2007 0.5457 +3.9%
2008 0.5274 -3.4%
2009 0.5208 -1.3%
2010 0.5942 +14.1%
2011 0.5366 -9.7%
2012 0.5221 -2.7%
2013 0.5248 +0.5%
2014 0.4712 -10.2%
2015 0.4863 +3.2%
2016 0.5176 +6.4%
2017 0.5247 +1.4%
2018 0.5355 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5358 0.5208 0.5553 6
2010s 0.5237 0.4712 0.5942 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 8 Uruguay 0.5692 compare
  2. 9 Brazil 0.554 compare
  3. 10 Honduras 0.5416 compare
  4. 12 Bulgaria 0.532 compare
  5. 13 Lithuania 0.531 compare
  6. 14 Australia 0.5278 compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

More reference data data for Estonia

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group in Estonia?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group in Estonia was 0.5355 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5942 in 2010.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4712 in 2014.
How does Estonia rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group?
Estonia ranks 11th out of 59 countries with data for 2018.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group: Professionals. 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

Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group in Estonia. Statizoid. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/females-as-a-share-of-private-paid-employees-by-occupational-group-professionals/estonia/

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/females-as-a-share-of-private-paid-employees-by-occupational-group-professionals/estonia/">Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group in Estonia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 687 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed