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

Brazil: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.3313 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3313
World rank
22nd
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3486
in 2017
All-time low
0.2817
in 2012
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil, 2001–2021

00.10.20.32001201120212001: 0.3112002: 0.3152003: 0.3232004: 0.3192005: 0.3062006: 0.3232007: 0.2932008: 0.32009: 0.3122011: 0.3092012: 0.2822014: 0.3062015: 0.322016: 0.3372017: 0.3492021: 0.331

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.3313 for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil peaked at 0.3486 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2817, in 2012.

Brazil ranks 22nd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 4 in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.311
2002 0.315 +1.3%
2003 0.3234 +2.7%
2004 0.3187 -1.5%
2005 0.3056 -4.1%
2006 0.3225 +5.5%
2007 0.2935 -9.0%
2008 0.3002 +2.3%
2009 0.3124 +4.1%
2011 0.3093 -1.0%
2012 0.2817 -8.9%
2014 0.3065 +8.8%
2015 0.3204 +4.5%
2016 0.3369 +5.1%
2017 0.3486 +3.5%
2021 0.3313 -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3114 0.2935 0.3234 9
2010s 0.3172 0.2817 0.3486 6
2020s 0.3313 0.3313 0.3313 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 19 Panama 0.3325 compare
  2. 20 Dominican Republic 0.3324 compare
  3. 21 Poland 0.3322 compare
  4. 23 Spain 0.3276 compare
  5. 24 El Salvador 0.3254 compare
  6. 25 Lithuania 0.3203 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil was 0.3313 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3486 in 2017.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2817 in 2012.
How does Brazil rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Brazil ranks 22nd out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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