Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.5751 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5751
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
23rd
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5789
in 2015
All-time low
0.456
in 2001
Years of data
14
2000–2016

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

00.20.40.62000200820162000: 0.4582001: 0.4562002: 0.4742003: 0.4592004: 0.4852007: 0.5582008: 0.5632009: 0.5032011: 0.5492012: 0.5472013: 0.5682014: 0.5452015: 0.5792016: 0.575

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.5751 for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5789 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.456, in 2001.

That places Sri Lanka 23rd out of 60 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1 in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4582
2001 0.456 -0.5%
2002 0.474 +4.0%
2003 0.4589 -3.2%
2004 0.4846 +5.6%
2007 0.5579 +15.1%
2008 0.563 +0.9%
2009 0.5027 -10.7%
2011 0.5491 +9.2%
2012 0.5473 -0.3%
2013 0.5681 +3.8%
2014 0.5454 -4.0%
2015 0.5789 +6.1%
2016 0.5751 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4944 0.456 0.563 8
2010s 0.5606 0.5454 0.5789 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 20 Switzerland 0.5786 compare
  2. 21 Finland 0.5776 compare
  3. 22 Croatia 0.5768 compare
  4. 24 Serbia 0.5706 compare
  5. 25 Paraguay 0.5694 compare
  6. 26 Italy 0.5585 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Sri Lanka?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Sri Lanka was 0.5751 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.5789 in 2015.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.456 in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Sri Lanka ranks 23rd out of 60 countries with data for 2016.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 736 data points, 2000–2021
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