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

El Salvador: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.4788 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4788
World rank
46th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.6188
in 2005
All-time low
0.4252
in 2017
Years of data
16
2000–2021

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.5762001: 0.4882002: 0.5412003: 0.6072004: 0.5232005: 0.6192006: 0.5382007: 0.6032008: 0.5632009: 0.5962012: 0.5452014: 0.5012015: 0.4852016: 0.4692017: 0.4252021: 0.479

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in El Salvador stood at 0.4788.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in El Salvador peaked at 0.6188 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4252, in 2017.

That places El Salvador 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 4 in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5759
2001 0.4882 -15.2%
2002 0.5414 +10.9%
2003 0.6075 +12.2%
2004 0.5232 -13.9%
2005 0.6188 +18.3%
2006 0.5375 -13.1%
2007 0.6031 +12.2%
2008 0.5627 -6.7%
2009 0.5959 +5.9%
2012 0.5448 -8.6%
2014 0.5013 -8.0%
2015 0.4854 -3.2%
2016 0.469 -3.4%
2017 0.4252 -9.3%
2021 0.4788 +12.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5654 0.4882 0.6188 10
2010s 0.4851 0.4252 0.5448 5
2020s 0.4788 0.4788 0.4788 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4924 compare
  2. 44 Uruguay 0.4895 compare
  3. 45 Peru 0.4824 compare
  4. 47 Guatemala 0.4653 compare
  5. 48 Argentina 0.4527 compare
  6. 49 Ecuador 0.4525 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in El Salvador?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in El Salvador was 0.4788 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6188 in 2005.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4252 in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
El Salvador ranks 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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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