Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group: Professionals by country
Countries reporting
59
Highest
0.8472
Lithuania
Lowest
0.3444
Colombia
Median
0.6715
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
686
What the numbers show
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group: Professionals is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 0.8472 in Lithuania; the lowest is 0.3444 in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6715, and the mean is 0.6512.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 61.3%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 13.1%).
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 0.8472 | 2018 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 0.8297 | 2016 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 0.8083 | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 0.7998 | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 5 | Croatia | 0.7974 | 2018 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 6 | Czechia | 0.7958 | 2018 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0.7909 | 2018 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 8 | Iceland | 0.7736 | 2013 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 9 | Slovakia | 0.7727 | 2017 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 10 | Ireland | 0.7672 | 2017 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 0.7664 | 2014 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 0.7586 | 2018 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 13 | Mongolia | 0.7522 | 2014 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 0.7398 | 2018 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 0.7363 | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Romania | 0.7244 | 2018 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 0.7221 | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 0.7187 | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 19 | Uruguay | 0.7116 | 2017 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 20 | Paraguay | 0.7108 | 2021 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 21 | Brazil | 0.7092 | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 22 | Finland | 0.7058 | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 0.7036 | 2018 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 0.6971 | 2021 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 25 | Honduras | 0.6922 | 2019 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 0.684 | 2016 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 0.6826 | 2018 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 28 | Georgia | 0.6744 | 2013 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 29 | Belgium | 0.673 | 2018 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 30 | Panama | 0.6715 | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 0.6708 | 2018 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 0.6698 | 2018 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 33 | El Salvador | 0.6671 | 2021 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 34 | Australia | 0.6669 | 2015 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Moldova | 0.6635 | 2012 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 36 | France | 0.6602 | 2018 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 0.6566 | 2018 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 38 | Switzerland | 0.6405 | 2018 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 39 | Namibia | 0.6363 | 2015 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 40 | Cyprus | 0.6305 | 2018 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 0.6292 | 2015 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 0.6248 | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 43 | South Africa | 0.6248 | 2019 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 0.6075 | 2018 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 45 | Mexico | 0.6007 | 2017 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 46 | Guatemala | 0.5816 | 2017 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 47 | Ecuador | 0.5772 | 2017 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 48 | Peru | 0.5652 | 2021 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 49 | Vietnam | 0.5549 | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 50 | Bolivia | 0.5514 | 2021 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 51 | Argentina | 0.5051 | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 52 | Palestine | 0.4819 | 2017 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 53 | Zambia | 0.471 | 2014 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 54 | Jordan | 0.4429 | 2016 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 55 | Turkey | 0.3997 | 2010 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 56 | Tanzania | 0.3649 | 2020 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 0.3586 | 2016 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 58 | Pakistan | 0.3538 | 2020 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 59 | Colombia | 0.3444 | 2017 | up 3.0% | falling |