Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Colombia

Colombia: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.4454 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4454
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
49th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5828
in 2002
All-time low
0.4454
in 2020
Years of data
18
2001–2020

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Colombia, 2001–2020

00.20.40.62001201020202001: 0.5392002: 0.5832003: 0.5482004: 0.5482005: 0.5082006: 0.5722007: 0.5412008: 0.5122009: 0.5222010: 0.5022011: 0.5012012: 0.4712013: 0.4882014: 0.5122015: 0.5012016: 0.4652017: 0.4882020: 0.445

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.4454 for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Colombia peaked at 0.5828 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4454, in 2020.

That places Colombia 49th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1 in Colombia, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.5387
2002 0.5828 +8.2%
2003 0.5476 -6.0%
2004 0.5478 +0.0%
2005 0.508 -7.3%
2006 0.5716 +12.5%
2007 0.5414 -5.3%
2008 0.5119 -5.5%
2009 0.5225 +2.1%
2010 0.5023 -3.9%
2011 0.5005 -0.3%
2012 0.4714 -5.8%
2013 0.4876 +3.4%
2014 0.5124 +5.1%
2015 0.5008 -2.3%
2016 0.4645 -7.2%
2017 0.4883 +5.1%
2020 0.4454 -8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5414 0.508 0.5828 9
2010s 0.491 0.4645 0.5124 8
2020s 0.4454 0.4454 0.4454 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 46 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5444 compare
  2. 47 Panama 0.5178 compare
  3. 48 Guatemala 0.4629 compare
  4. 50 Philippines 0.4374 compare
  5. 51 Ecuador 0.4305 compare
  6. 52 Paraguay 0.4242 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Colombia?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Colombia was 0.4454 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5828 in 2002.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4454 in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Colombia ranks 49th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 738 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed