Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Brazil

Brazil: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education was 0.7882 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.7882
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
4th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.8281
in 2002
All-time low
0.7882
in 2017
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Brazil, 2002–2017

00.20.40.60.82002200920172002: 0.8282003: 0.8262004: 0.8212005: 0.8252006: 0.8182007: 0.8132008: 0.8152009: 0.8022011: 0.8112012: 0.7992014: 0.7932015: 0.7952017: 0.788

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Brazil is 0.7882, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Brazil peaked at 0.8281 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7882, in 2017.

That places Brazil 4th out of 26 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2002 0.8281
2003 0.8258 -0.3%
2004 0.821 -0.6%
2005 0.8248 +0.5%
2006 0.8181 -0.8%
2007 0.8135 -0.6%
2008 0.8153 +0.2%
2009 0.8024 -1.6%
2011 0.8109 +1.1%
2012 0.7988 -1.5%
2014 0.7928 -0.8%
2015 0.7952 +0.3%
2017 0.7882 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8186 0.8024 0.8281 8
2010s 0.7972 0.7882 0.8109 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 Armenia 0.8358 compare
  2. 2 Ukraine 0.8042 compare
  3. 3 Republic of Moldova 0.7884 compare
  4. 5 Philippines 0.7577 compare
  5. 6 Chile 0.7424 compare
  6. 7 Uruguay 0.7388 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Brazil?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Brazil was 0.7882 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8281 in 2002.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7882 in 2017.
How does Brazil rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 26 countries with data for 2017.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 293 data points, 2000–2021
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