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 0.4867 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4867
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
48th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.5841
in 2005
All-time low
0.4775
in 2011
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: 0.522002: 0.5472003: 0.5832004: 0.5532005: 0.5842006: 0.5762007: 0.5582008: 0.5482009: 0.5672010: 0.5062011: 0.4782012: 0.4892013: 0.4972014: 0.4852015: 0.5072016: 0.482017: 0.4932020: 0.487

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Colombia is 0.4867, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Colombia peaked at 0.5841 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4775, in 2011.

That places Colombia 48th out of 59 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 2 in Colombia, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.52
2002 0.5465 +5.1%
2003 0.5833 +6.7%
2004 0.553 -5.2%
2005 0.5841 +5.6%
2006 0.5763 -1.3%
2007 0.5582 -3.1%
2008 0.5485 -1.7%
2009 0.5671 +3.4%
2010 0.5058 -10.8%
2011 0.4775 -5.6%
2012 0.4893 +2.5%
2013 0.4967 +1.5%
2014 0.4849 -2.4%
2015 0.5065 +4.5%
2016 0.4796 -5.3%
2017 0.493 +2.8%
2020 0.4867 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5597 0.52 0.5841 9
2010s 0.4917 0.4775 0.5065 8
2020s 0.4867 0.4867 0.4867 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 45 Costa Rica 0.5145 compare
  2. 46 Paraguay 0.5109 compare
  3. 47 Guatemala 0.4893 compare
  4. 49 Ecuador 0.4713 compare
  5. 50 Ethiopia 0.4669 compare
  6. 51 Peru 0.446 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 0.4867 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 0.5841 in 2005.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4775 in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Colombia ranks 48th out of 59 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 3.8%. 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 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
Last refreshed