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

Brazil: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Public was 0.4062 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4062
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
13th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.4193
in 2014
All-time low
0.3523
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2017

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

00.10.20.30.42002200920172002: 0.3522003: 0.3672004: 0.3712005: 0.3822006: 0.3782007: 0.3832008: 0.3862009: 0.3932011: 0.4062012: 0.4142014: 0.4192015: 0.3962017: 0.406

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Brazil is 0.4062, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Brazil peaked at 0.4193 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3523, in 2002.

Brazil ranks 13th of 27 countries on this measure, 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: Public in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Public Administration in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2002 0.3523
2003 0.3671 +4.2%
2004 0.3714 +1.2%
2005 0.3817 +2.8%
2006 0.3782 -0.9%
2007 0.3828 +1.2%
2008 0.3863 +0.9%
2009 0.3934 +1.8%
2011 0.4061 +3.2%
2012 0.414 +1.9%
2014 0.4193 +1.3%
2015 0.3964 -5.5%
2017 0.4062 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3767 0.3523 0.3934 8
2010s 0.4084 0.3964 0.4193 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Costa Rica 0.4185 compare
  2. 11 South Africa 0.4183 compare
  3. 12 Chile 0.4086 compare
  4. 14 Dominican Republic 0.3951 compare
  5. 15 Armenia 0.3894 compare
  6. 16 Sri Lanka 0.3775 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: public in Brazil?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Brazil was 0.4062 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.4193 in 2014.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3523 in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 304 data points, 2000–2021
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