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

Switzerland: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.3725 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.3725
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
47th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3725
in 2018
All-time low
0.2711
in 2011
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

00.10.20.30.42007201220182007: 0.2962008: 0.2892009: 0.2712010: 0.2882011: 0.2712012: 0.2822013: 0.3042014: 0.3162015: 0.3262016: 0.3312017: 0.3242018: 0.372

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.3725 for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Switzerland peaked at 0.3725 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2711, in 2011.

Switzerland ranks 47th 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 Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 5 in Switzerland, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2956
2008 0.2891 -2.2%
2009 0.2711 -6.2%
2010 0.288 +6.2%
2011 0.2711 -5.9%
2012 0.2816 +3.9%
2013 0.304 +8.0%
2014 0.3155 +3.8%
2015 0.3261 +3.4%
2016 0.3305 +1.3%
2017 0.3236 -2.1%
2018 0.3725 +15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2852 0.2711 0.2956 3
2010s 0.3125 0.2711 0.3725 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 44 Viet Nam 0.3873 compare
  2. 45 Brazil 0.3844 compare
  3. 46 Greece 0.3838 compare
  4. 48 Italy 0.3658 compare
  5. 49 Ecuador 0.3614 compare
  6. 50 Australia 0.3437 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Switzerland?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Switzerland was 0.3725 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3725 in 2018.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2711 in 2011.
How does Switzerland rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Switzerland ranks 47th out of 59 countries with data for 2018.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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