Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical was 0.7673 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7673
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
3rd
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.78
in 2015
All-time low
0.5735
in 2001
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.7032001: 0.5742002: 0.6362003: 0.6252004: 0.6872006: 0.6652007: 0.7092008: 0.7182009: 0.7272011: 0.6472012: 0.6542013: 0.7082014: 0.7092015: 0.782016: 0.767

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Sri Lanka stood at 0.7673.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.78 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5735, in 2001.

Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 25 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical workers in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.7029
2001 0.5735 -18.4%
2002 0.6363 +10.9%
2003 0.6254 -1.7%
2004 0.6873 +9.9%
2006 0.665 -3.2%
2007 0.7092 +6.6%
2008 0.7177 +1.2%
2009 0.7273 +1.3%
2011 0.6468 -11.1%
2012 0.6536 +1.1%
2013 0.7078 +8.3%
2014 0.7087 +0.1%
2015 0.78 +10.1%
2016 0.7673 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6716 0.5735 0.7273 9
2010s 0.7107 0.6468 0.78 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 1 Russian Federation 0.9301 compare
  2. 2 Uruguay 0.7864 compare
  3. 4 Ecuador 0.7612 compare
  4. 5 Dominican Republic 0.7189 compare
  5. 6 Philippines 0.7188 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Sri Lanka?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Sri Lanka was 0.7673 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.78 in 2015.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5735 in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical?
Sri Lanka ranks 3rd out of 25 countries with data for 2016.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 272 data points, 2000–2020
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