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

France: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.8287 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8287
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.8668
in 2013
All-time low
0.7879
in 2004
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in France, 2004–2018

00.20.40.60.82004201120182004: 0.7882005: 0.82006: 0.7992007: 0.8262008: 0.8092009: 0.8292010: 0.8392011: 0.8252012: 0.8642013: 0.8672014: 0.8292015: 0.842016: 0.8362017: 0.8352018: 0.829

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

France recorded 0.8287 for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in 2018.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in France peaked at 0.8668 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7879, in 2004.

That places France 12th out of 60 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1 in France, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.7879
2005 0.7997 +1.5%
2006 0.7987 -0.1%
2007 0.8258 +3.4%
2008 0.8086 -2.1%
2009 0.829 +2.5%
2010 0.839 +1.2%
2011 0.8247 -1.7%
2012 0.8636 +4.7%
2013 0.8668 +0.4%
2014 0.8287 -4.4%
2015 0.8402 +1.4%
2016 0.8355 -0.6%
2017 0.835 -0.1%
2018 0.8287 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8083 0.7879 0.829 6
2010s 0.8402 0.8247 0.8668 9

Countries ranked near France

  1. 9 Estonia 0.8395 compare
  2. 10 Austria 0.8335 compare
  3. 11 Poland 0.8324 compare
  4. 13 Lithuania 0.8264 compare
  5. 14 Armenia 0.8211 compare
  6. 15 Bulgaria 0.8157 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in France?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in France was 0.8287 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.8668 in 2013.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7879 in 2004.
How does France rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
France ranks 12th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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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