Females, as a share of public paid employees in Peru

Peru: Females, as a share of public paid employees was 0.4947 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4947
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
50th
of 66 countries
All-time high
0.4947
in 2021
All-time low
0.4294
in 2017
Years of data
20
2000–2021

Females, as a share of public paid employees in Peru, 2000–2021

00.10.20.30.40.52000201020212000: 0.4832001: 0.4362002: 0.4462004: 0.442005: 0.4372006: 0.4442007: 0.4422008: 0.4412009: 0.4392010: 0.4522011: 0.4742012: 0.4552013: 0.4672014: 0.4782015: 0.4752016: 0.4792017: 0.4292018: 0.4842019: 0.4852021: 0.495

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees in Peru is 0.4947, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees in Peru peaked at 0.4947 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4294, in 2017.

That places Peru 50th out of 66 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4828
2001 0.4361 -9.7%
2002 0.4459 +2.2%
2004 0.4403 -1.2%
2005 0.4367 -0.8%
2006 0.444 +1.7%
2007 0.4416 -0.5%
2008 0.4406 -0.2%
2009 0.4391 -0.3%
2010 0.4516 +2.8%
2011 0.4736 +4.9%
2012 0.4553 -3.9%
2013 0.4665 +2.5%
2014 0.4776 +2.4%
2015 0.4747 -0.6%
2016 0.4788 +0.9%
2017 0.4294 -10.3%
2018 0.4844 +12.8%
2019 0.4846 +0.0%
2021 0.4947 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4452 0.4361 0.4828 9
2010s 0.4677 0.4294 0.4846 10
2020s 0.4947 0.4947 0.4947 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 47 Mexico 0.5208 compare
  2. 48 Luxembourg 0.5031 compare
  3. 49 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4964 compare
  4. 51 Colombia 0.4823 compare
  5. 52 Guatemala 0.4679 compare
  6. 53 Sri Lanka 0.4623 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees in Peru?
Females, as a share of public paid employees in Peru was 0.4947 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.4947 in 2021.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4294 in 2017.
How does Peru rank for females, as a share of public paid employees?
Peru ranks 50th out of 66 countries with data for 2021.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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