Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group was 0.4617 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4617
Change on year
up 46.2%
World rank
28th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.4617
in 2016
All-time low
0.2241
in 2002
Years of data
14
2000–2016

Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

00.10.20.30.40.52000200820162000: 0.2462001: 0.3882002: 0.2242003: 0.2992004: 0.3442007: 0.2312008: 0.2662009: 0.3632011: 0.3212012: 0.3512013: 0.3542014: 0.332015: 0.3162016: 0.462

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Sri Lanka is 0.4617, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 46.2% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4617 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2241, in 2002.

That places Sri Lanka 28th out of 59 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group: Managers in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2462
2001 0.3884 +57.7%
2002 0.2241 -42.3%
2003 0.2986 +33.2%
2004 0.3444 +15.4%
2007 0.2305 -33.1%
2008 0.2655 +15.2%
2009 0.3626 +36.5%
2011 0.3207 -11.6%
2012 0.3506 +9.3%
2013 0.3541 +1.0%
2014 0.3305 -6.7%
2015 0.3159 -4.4%
2016 0.4617 +46.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.295 0.2241 0.3884 8
2010s 0.3556 0.3159 0.4617 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 25 Paraguay 0.4776 compare
  2. 26 Austria 0.475 compare
  3. 27 Australia 0.4657 compare
  4. 29 Croatia 0.4568 compare
  5. 30 Malta 0.4563 compare
  6. 31 Brazil 0.4545 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Sri Lanka?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Sri Lanka was 0.4617 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.4617 in 2016.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2241 in 2002.
How does Sri Lanka rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group?
Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 59 countries with data for 2016.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. 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 occupational group: Managers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group: Managers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 653 data points, 2000–2021
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