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 0.1321 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1321
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
56th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.2107
in 2002
All-time low
0.1321
in 2016
Years of data
14
2000–2016

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

00.050.10.150.22000200820162000: 0.2082001: 0.2042002: 0.2112003: 0.1922004: 0.1982007: 0.1922008: 0.1792009: 0.1392011: 0.2072012: 0.152013: 0.1882014: 0.1642015: 0.1682016: 0.132

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Sri Lanka is 0.1321, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2107 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1321, in 2016.

Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 4 in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2075
2001 0.2044 -1.5%
2002 0.2107 +3.1%
2003 0.1915 -9.1%
2004 0.1975 +3.1%
2007 0.1921 -2.8%
2008 0.1787 -6.9%
2009 0.1394 -22.0%
2011 0.2074 +48.8%
2012 0.1501 -27.6%
2013 0.1883 +25.5%
2014 0.1637 -13.1%
2015 0.1682 +2.7%
2016 0.1321 -21.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1902 0.1394 0.2107 8
2010s 0.1683 0.1321 0.2074 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1992 compare
  2. 54 Zambia 0.1894 compare
  3. 55 Türkiye 0.1421 compare
  4. 57 Jordan 0.1259 compare
  5. 58 Palestine, State of 0.0715 compare
  6. 59 Pakistan 0.0342 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 0.1321 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 0.2107 in 2002.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1321 in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Sri Lanka ranks 56th out of 59 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 down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 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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