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 0.416 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.416
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
55th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.416
in 2016
All-time low
0.3398
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2016

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

00.10.20.30.42003200920162003: 0.342004: 0.3422005: 0.3762006: 0.352009: 0.3632010: 0.3582011: 0.3712012: 0.4122013: 0.3752014: 0.3782015: 0.3922016: 0.416

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.416 for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Ethiopia peaked at 0.416 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3398, in 2003.

Ethiopia ranks 55th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 3 in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2003 0.3398
2004 0.342 +0.6%
2005 0.3763 +10.0%
2006 0.3503 -6.9%
2009 0.3628 +3.6%
2010 0.3583 -1.2%
2011 0.3709 +3.5%
2012 0.4123 +11.2%
2013 0.375 -9.1%
2014 0.3776 +0.7%
2015 0.3921 +3.8%
2016 0.416 +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3542 0.3398 0.3763 5
2010s 0.386 0.3583 0.416 7

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 52 Dominican Republic 0.4512 compare
  2. 53 Zambia 0.4496 compare
  3. 54 Luxembourg 0.4463 compare
  4. 56 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3849 compare
  5. 57 Türkiye 0.3486 compare
  6. 58 Palestine, State of 0.3076 compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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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 0.416 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 0.416 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 0.3398 in 2003.
How does Ethiopia rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Ethiopia ranks 55th out of 59 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 18.8%. 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 3. 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 3
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 727 data points, 2000–2021
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