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

Sri Lanka: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Public was 0.3775 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3775
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
16th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.3775
in 2016
All-time low
0.2438
in 2003
Years of data
13
2002–2016

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

00.10.20.30.42002200920162002: 0.2612003: 0.2442004: 0.2672006: 0.2572007: 0.2892008: 0.2472009: 0.3232011: 0.2772012: 0.3252013: 0.3682014: 0.3692015: 0.3552016: 0.377

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Sri Lanka stood at 0.3775. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3775 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2438, in 2003.

That places Sri Lanka 16th out of 27 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: Public in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Public Administration in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.2605
2003 0.2438 -6.4%
2004 0.2671 +9.6%
2006 0.2573 -3.7%
2007 0.2895 +12.5%
2008 0.2475 -14.5%
2009 0.3232 +30.6%
2011 0.2774 -14.2%
2012 0.3254 +17.3%
2013 0.3677 +13.0%
2014 0.3687 +0.3%
2015 0.355 -3.7%
2016 0.3775 +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2698 0.2438 0.3232 7
2010s 0.3453 0.2774 0.3775 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 13 Brazil 0.4062 compare
  2. 14 Dominican Republic 0.3951 compare
  3. 15 Armenia 0.3894 compare
  4. 17 Colombia 0.3462 compare
  5. 18 Peru 0.3388 compare
  6. 19 Ethiopia 0.3339 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Sri Lanka?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Sri Lanka was 0.3775 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.3775 in 2016.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2438 in 2003.
How does Sri Lanka rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public?
Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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: 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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