Females, as a share of public paid employees in Latvia

Latvia: Females, as a share of public paid employees was 0.7691 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7691
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
3rd
of 66 countries
All-time high
0.771
in 2017
All-time low
0.7227
in 2007
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Females, as a share of public paid employees in Latvia, 2007–2018

00.20.40.60.82007201220182007: 0.7232008: 0.7292009: 0.7362010: 0.7362011: 0.7532012: 0.7522013: 0.7462014: 0.762015: 0.7552016: 0.7522017: 0.7712018: 0.769

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.7691 for females, as a share of public paid employees in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees in Latvia peaked at 0.771 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7227, in 2007.

That places Latvia 3rd out of 66 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees in Latvia, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.7227
2008 0.7287 +0.8%
2009 0.7364 +1.1%
2010 0.7364 +0.0%
2011 0.7528 +2.2%
2012 0.7523 -0.1%
2013 0.746 -0.8%
2014 0.7602 +1.9%
2015 0.7552 -0.7%
2016 0.7516 -0.5%
2017 0.771 +2.6%
2018 0.7691 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7292 0.7227 0.7364 3
2010s 0.755 0.7364 0.771 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 1 Finland 0.777 compare
  2. 2 Iceland 0.7735 compare
  3. 4 Lithuania 0.7687 compare
  4. 5 Estonia 0.7548 compare
  5. 6 Poland 0.7331 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees in Latvia?
Females, as a share of public paid employees in Latvia was 0.7691 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.771 in 2017.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7227 in 2007.
How does Latvia rank for females, as a share of public paid employees?
Latvia ranks 3rd out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 821 data points, 2000–2022
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