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

Sri Lanka: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education was 0.7191 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7191
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
8th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.73
in 2015
All-time low
0.6224
in 2004
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.6892003: 0.6222004: 0.6222006: 0.6942007: 0.7082008: 0.6942009: 0.6342011: 0.6812012: 0.6782013: 0.712014: 0.6992015: 0.732016: 0.719

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Sri Lanka is 0.7191, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.73 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6224, in 2004.

That places Sri Lanka 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.6885
2003 0.6225 -9.6%
2004 0.6224 -0.0%
2006 0.6943 +11.6%
2007 0.7083 +2.0%
2008 0.6939 -2.0%
2009 0.6338 -8.7%
2011 0.6812 +7.5%
2012 0.678 -0.5%
2013 0.71 +4.7%
2014 0.6994 -1.5%
2015 0.73 +4.4%
2016 0.7191 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6662 0.6224 0.7083 7
2010s 0.703 0.678 0.73 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 5 Philippines 0.7577 compare
  2. 6 Chile 0.7424 compare
  3. 7 Uruguay 0.7388 compare
  4. 9 Argentina 0.7178 compare
  5. 10 Australia 0.7167 compare
  6. 11 Dominican Republic 0.6979 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Sri Lanka?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Sri Lanka was 0.7191 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.73 in 2015.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6224 in 2004.
How does Sri Lanka rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education?
Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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