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

Switzerland: Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group was 0.5804 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.5804
Change on year
up 19.7%
World rank
8th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.5804
in 2018
All-time low
0.356
in 2009
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Switzerland, 2007–2018

00.20.40.62007201220182007: 0.4242008: 0.3642009: 0.3562010: 0.4722011: 0.4222012: 0.4312013: 0.4882014: 0.5232015: 0.4722016: 0.472017: 0.4852018: 0.58

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Switzerland stood at 0.5804. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.7% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Switzerland peaked at 0.5804 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.356, in 2009.

Switzerland ranks 8th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group: Managers in Switzerland, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.4236
2008 0.3643 -14.0%
2009 0.356 -2.3%
2010 0.4717 +32.5%
2011 0.4217 -10.6%
2012 0.431 +2.2%
2013 0.4884 +13.3%
2014 0.5235 +7.2%
2015 0.4721 -9.8%
2016 0.47 -0.5%
2017 0.4847 +3.1%
2018 0.5804 +19.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3813 0.356 0.4236 3
2010s 0.4826 0.4217 0.5804 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 5 Dominican Republic 0.5875 compare
  2. 6 Lithuania 0.5867 compare
  3. 7 Bulgaria 0.5837 compare
  4. 9 Ireland 0.5655 compare
  5. 10 Finland 0.5616 compare
  6. 11 Poland 0.5554 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Switzerland?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Switzerland was 0.5804 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5804 in 2018.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.356 in 2009.
How does Switzerland rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group?
Switzerland ranks 8th out of 59 countries with data for 2018.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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