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

Ethiopia: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.58 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.58
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
5th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.6829
in 2006
All-time low
0.5525
in 2012
Years of data
11
2003–2016

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Ethiopia, 2003–2016

00.20.40.62003200920162003: 0.6392004: 0.6612005: 0.6532006: 0.6832009: 0.5552010: 0.5872011: 0.5652012: 0.5532014: 0.5882015: 0.592016: 0.58

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.58 for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in 2016.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Ethiopia peaked at 0.6829 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5525, in 2012.

Ethiopia ranks 5th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2 in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2003 0.6389
2004 0.6615 +3.5%
2005 0.6531 -1.3%
2006 0.6829 +4.6%
2009 0.5554 -18.7%
2010 0.5874 +5.8%
2011 0.5648 -3.8%
2012 0.5525 -2.2%
2014 0.5878 +6.4%
2015 0.5899 +0.4%
2016 0.58 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6384 0.5554 0.6829 5
2010s 0.5771 0.5525 0.5899 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 2 Australia 0.5974 compare
  2. 3 Austria 0.5836 compare
  3. 4 Republic of Moldova 0.5834 compare
  4. 6 Armenia 0.5752 compare
  5. 7 Switzerland 0.5679 compare
  6. 8 Spain 0.5527 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Ethiopia?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Ethiopia was 0.58 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6829 in 2006.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5525 in 2012.
How does Ethiopia rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 60 countries with data for 2016.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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 2. 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 2
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 733 data points, 2000–2021
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