Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers in Jordan

Jordan: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers was 0.5788 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5788
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
19th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.5788
in 2016
All-time low
0.4818
in 2002
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.20.40.62002200920162002: 0.4822007: 0.5112008: 0.5192009: 0.5172010: 0.5392011: 0.5462012: 0.5552013: 0.5482014: 0.5392016: 0.579

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.5788 for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers in Jordan peaked at 0.5788 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4818, in 2002.

Jordan ranks 19th of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.4818
2007 0.511 +6.1%
2008 0.5187 +1.5%
2009 0.5165 -0.4%
2010 0.5391 +4.4%
2011 0.5455 +1.2%
2012 0.5546 +1.7%
2013 0.5476 -1.3%
2014 0.5386 -1.6%
2016 0.5788 +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.507 0.4818 0.5187 4
2010s 0.5507 0.5386 0.5788 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 16 Ecuador 0.6588 compare
  2. 17 Mexico 0.6493 compare
  3. 18 Paraguay 0.6203 compare
  4. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5731 compare
  5. 21 Palestine, State of 0.5574 compare
  6. 22 Zambia 0.4894 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers in Jordan?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers in Jordan was 0.5788 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5788 in 2016.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4818 in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers?
Jordan ranks 19th out of 25 countries with data for 2016.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 275 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed