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

Brazil: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.5338 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5338
World rank
33rd
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.5567
in 2015
All-time low
0.4816
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil, 2001–2021

00.20.40.62001201120212001: 0.4822002: 0.4992003: 0.5132004: 0.522005: 0.522006: 0.522007: 0.532008: 0.5292009: 0.5322011: 0.5342012: 0.5422014: 0.552015: 0.5572016: 0.5352017: 0.5392021: 0.534

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil stood at 0.5338.

The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil peaked at 0.5567 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4816, in 2001.

Brazil ranks 33rd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 4 in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.4816
2002 0.4993 +3.7%
2003 0.513 +2.8%
2004 0.5204 +1.4%
2005 0.5196 -0.2%
2006 0.5201 +0.1%
2007 0.5299 +1.9%
2008 0.5294 -0.1%
2009 0.5321 +0.5%
2011 0.5344 +0.4%
2012 0.542 +1.4%
2014 0.5497 +1.4%
2015 0.5567 +1.3%
2016 0.5349 -3.9%
2017 0.5395 +0.9%
2021 0.5338 -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5162 0.4816 0.5321 9
2010s 0.5429 0.5344 0.5567 6
2020s 0.5338 0.5338 0.5338 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 30 Italy 0.548 compare
  2. 31 Chile 0.5465 compare
  3. 32 Mongolia 0.5452 compare
  4. 34 Serbia 0.53 compare
  5. 35 Viet Nam 0.5247 compare
  6. 36 Romania 0.5242 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Brazil was 0.5338 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.5567 in 2015.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4816 in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Brazil ranks 33rd out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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 4. 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 4
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 726 data points, 2000–2021
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