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

Peru: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.2563 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2563
World rank
46th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3773
in 2000
All-time low
0.2563
in 2021
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Peru, 2000–2021

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.3772001: 0.3242002: 0.3382004: 0.3182005: 0.32006: 0.3222007: 0.3142008: 0.3072009: 0.292010: 0.2962011: 0.2982012: 0.312013: 0.2852014: 0.2892015: 0.2972016: 0.3132017: 0.3642021: 0.256

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.2563 for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Peru peaked at 0.3773 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2563, in 2021.

Peru ranks 46th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 4 in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3773
2001 0.3236 -14.2%
2002 0.3376 +4.3%
2004 0.3178 -5.9%
2005 0.3001 -5.6%
2006 0.3218 +7.2%
2007 0.3145 -2.3%
2008 0.3071 -2.3%
2009 0.2903 -5.5%
2010 0.2964 +2.1%
2011 0.2976 +0.4%
2012 0.3103 +4.3%
2013 0.2852 -8.1%
2014 0.2887 +1.2%
2015 0.2968 +2.8%
2016 0.3127 +5.4%
2017 0.3637 +16.3%
2021 0.2563 -29.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3211 0.2903 0.3773 9
2010s 0.3064 0.2852 0.3637 8
2020s 0.2563 0.2563 0.2563 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 43 Ecuador 0.2671 compare
  2. 44 Belgium 0.2636 compare
  3. 45 Iceland 0.2632 compare
  4. 47 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2519 compare
  5. 48 Guatemala 0.2496 compare
  6. 49 Switzerland 0.2371 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Peru?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Peru was 0.2563 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3773 in 2000.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2563 in 2021.
How does Peru rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Peru ranks 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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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