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

Australia: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.3827 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.3827
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
5th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3919
in 2014
All-time low
0.3126
in 2010
Years of data
14
2002–2015

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Australia, 2002–2015

00.10.20.30.42002200820152002: 0.3282003: 0.3272004: 0.3282005: 0.322006: 0.3342007: 0.3322008: 0.3382009: 0.3182010: 0.3132011: 0.3552012: 0.3522013: 0.3812014: 0.3922015: 0.383

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Australia is 0.3827, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Australia peaked at 0.3919 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3126, in 2010.

Australia ranks 5th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Australia, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 4 in Australia, 2002 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2002 0.3281
2003 0.3268 -0.4%
2004 0.3285 +0.5%
2005 0.32 -2.6%
2006 0.3344 +4.5%
2007 0.332 -0.7%
2008 0.3383 +1.9%
2009 0.3184 -5.9%
2010 0.3126 -1.8%
2011 0.3551 +13.6%
2012 0.352 -0.9%
2013 0.3814 +8.4%
2014 0.3919 +2.7%
2015 0.3827 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3283 0.3184 0.3383 8
2010s 0.3626 0.3126 0.3919 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 2 Georgia 0.4584 compare
  2. 3 Bulgaria 0.4267 compare
  3. 4 Luxembourg 0.4228 compare
  4. 6 Cyprus 0.3743 compare
  5. 7 Russian Federation 0.3646 compare
  6. 8 Estonia 0.3584 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Australia?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Australia was 0.3827 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3919 in 2014.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3126 in 2010.
How does Australia rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Australia ranks 5th out of 59 countries with data for 2015.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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 4. 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 4
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 734 data points, 2000–2021
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