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

Australia: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.6632 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.6632
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
26th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.7696
in 2002
All-time low
0.6632
in 2015
Years of data
14
2002–2015

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Australia, 2002–2015

00.20.40.60.82002200820152002: 0.772003: 0.7172004: 0.6992005: 0.6812006: 0.6852007: 0.7372008: 0.72009: 0.72010: 0.7242011: 0.7032012: 0.7052013: 0.7212014: 0.6962015: 0.663

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Australia is 0.6632, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Australia peaked at 0.7696 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6632, in 2015.

Australia ranks 26th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2 in Australia, 2002 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2002 0.7696
2003 0.7167 -6.9%
2004 0.6987 -2.5%
2005 0.6806 -2.6%
2006 0.6851 +0.7%
2007 0.7369 +7.6%
2008 0.7002 -5.0%
2009 0.7003 +0.0%
2010 0.7243 +3.4%
2011 0.7026 -3.0%
2012 0.7049 +0.3%
2013 0.7211 +2.3%
2014 0.6964 -3.4%
2015 0.6632 -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.711 0.6806 0.7696 8
2010s 0.7021 0.6632 0.7243 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 23 Serbia 0.6793
  2. 24 Mongolia 0.6752 compare
  3. 25 Romania 0.6718 compare
  4. 27 Republic of Moldova 0.6474 compare
  5. 28 Viet Nam 0.6438 compare
  6. 29 Luxembourg 0.6416 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Australia?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Australia was 0.6632 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7696 in 2002.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6632 in 2015.
How does Australia rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Australia ranks 26th out of 59 countries with data for 2015.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia 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 2. 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 2
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 729 data points, 2000–2021
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