Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health was 0.5569 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5569
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
21st
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.621
in 2015
All-time low
0.4644
in 2005
Years of data
12
2003–2016

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health in Ethiopia, 2003–2016

00.20.40.62003200920162003: 0.4712004: 0.4842005: 0.4642006: 0.5572009: 0.5652010: 0.5452011: 0.5222012: 0.5492013: 0.5452014: 0.5462015: 0.6212016: 0.557

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.5569 for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in 2016.

That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Ethiopia peaked at 0.621 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4644, in 2005.

Ethiopia ranks 21st of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2003 0.4711
2004 0.4837 +2.7%
2005 0.4644 -4.0%
2006 0.5569 +19.9%
2009 0.5648 +1.4%
2010 0.5451 -3.5%
2011 0.5217 -4.3%
2012 0.5489 +5.2%
2013 0.5448 -0.7%
2014 0.5456 +0.1%
2015 0.621 +13.8%
2016 0.5569 -10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5082 0.4644 0.5648 5
2010s 0.5548 0.5217 0.621 7

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 18 Sri Lanka 0.6183 compare
  2. 19 Guatemala 0.5994 compare
  3. 20 Costa Rica 0.582 compare
  4. 22 Morocco 0.5401 compare
  5. 23 Jordan 0.5171 compare
  6. 24 Zambia 0.4794 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Ethiopia?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Ethiopia was 0.5569 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.621 in 2015.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4644 in 2005.
How does Ethiopia rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health?
Ethiopia ranks 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 305 data points, 2000–2021
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