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

Ethiopia: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.5645 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5645
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
45th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5645
in 2016
All-time low
0.3598
in 2005
Years of data
12
2003–2016

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Ethiopia, 2003–2016

00.20.40.62003200920162003: 0.4222004: 0.4092005: 0.362006: 0.4742009: 0.5222010: 0.5152011: 0.4972012: 0.4872013: 0.462014: 0.5472015: 0.5422016: 0.564

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Ethiopia stood at 0.5645. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Ethiopia peaked at 0.5645 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3598, in 2005.

Ethiopia ranks 45th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1 in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2003 0.4217
2004 0.4087 -3.1%
2005 0.3598 -12.0%
2006 0.4739 +31.7%
2009 0.5223 +10.2%
2010 0.515 -1.4%
2011 0.4973 -3.4%
2012 0.4872 -2.0%
2013 0.4604 -5.5%
2014 0.547 +18.8%
2015 0.5423 -0.9%
2016 0.5645 +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4373 0.3598 0.5223 5
2010s 0.5162 0.4604 0.5645 7

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 42 Viet Nam 0.5876 compare
  2. 43 Mexico 0.5725 compare
  3. 44 Namibia 0.5693 compare
  4. 46 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5444 compare
  5. 47 Panama 0.5178 compare
  6. 48 Guatemala 0.4629 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Ethiopia?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Ethiopia was 0.5645 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5645 in 2016.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3598 in 2005.
How does Ethiopia rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Ethiopia ranks 45th out of 60 countries with data for 2016.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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
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