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

Bulgaria: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.5706 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.5706
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.5706
in 2018
All-time low
0.3509
in 2008
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Bulgaria, 2007–2018

00.20.40.62007201220182007: 0.3632008: 0.3512009: 0.4832010: 0.52011: 0.452012: 0.4372013: 0.462014: 0.4082015: 0.4982016: 0.4252017: 0.5642018: 0.571

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Bulgaria is 0.5706, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5706 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3509, in 2008.

That places Bulgaria 8th out of 59 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 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 Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 5 in Bulgaria, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3634
2008 0.3509 -3.5%
2009 0.4825 +37.5%
2010 0.4998 +3.6%
2011 0.4504 -9.9%
2012 0.4367 -3.0%
2013 0.4596 +5.3%
2014 0.4082 -11.2%
2015 0.498 +22.0%
2016 0.4251 -14.6%
2017 0.5643 +32.7%
2018 0.5706 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3989 0.3509 0.4825 3
2010s 0.4792 0.4082 0.5706 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 5 Philippines 0.5861 compare
  2. 6 Portugal 0.5819 compare
  3. 7 Finland 0.579 compare
  4. 9 Costa Rica 0.5704 compare
  5. 10 Poland 0.5696 compare
  6. 11 El Salvador 0.5688 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Bulgaria?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Bulgaria was 0.5706 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.5706 in 2018.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3509 in 2008.
How does Bulgaria rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Bulgaria ranks 8th out of 59 countries with data for 2018.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria 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 5. 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 5
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 731 data points, 2000–2021
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