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

Latvia: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.8608 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8608
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
5th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.8608
in 2018
All-time low
0.7636
in 2007
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Latvia, 2007–2018

00.20.40.60.82007201220182007: 0.7642008: 0.7952009: 0.842010: 0.8112011: 0.8122012: 0.8472013: 0.8022014: 0.7882015: 0.8212016: 0.8342017: 0.8312018: 0.861

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Latvia is 0.8608, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Latvia peaked at 0.8608 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7636, in 2007.

That places Latvia 5th out of 60 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1 in Latvia, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.7636
2008 0.7953 +4.2%
2009 0.8399 +5.6%
2010 0.8114 -3.4%
2011 0.8115 +0.0%
2012 0.8474 +4.4%
2013 0.8019 -5.4%
2014 0.7879 -1.7%
2015 0.8212 +4.2%
2016 0.8341 +1.6%
2017 0.831 -0.4%
2018 0.8608 +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7996 0.7636 0.8399 3
2010s 0.823 0.7879 0.8608 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 2 Iceland 0.8872 compare
  2. 3 Belgium 0.8651 compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8637 compare
  4. 6 Cyprus 0.8569 compare
  5. 7 Switzerland 0.8474 compare
  6. 8 Slovakia 0.8406 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Latvia?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Latvia was 0.8608 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8608 in 2018.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7636 in 2007.
How does Latvia rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Latvia ranks 5th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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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