Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia

Australia: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.6684 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.6684
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
16th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.9146
in 2005
All-time low
0.6684
in 2015
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia, 2001–2015

00.20.40.60.812001200820152001: 0.8852002: 0.8022003: 0.8992004: 0.8832005: 0.9152006: 0.8862007: 0.8642008: 0.8822009: 0.8872010: 0.8922011: 0.7142012: 0.6962013: 0.7072014: 0.6992015: 0.668

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.6684 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia peaked at 0.9146 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6684, in 2015.

That places Australia 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Education in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.8852
2002 0.8025 -9.4%
2003 0.8994 +12.1%
2004 0.8832 -1.8%
2005 0.9146 +3.6%
2006 0.8862 -3.1%
2007 0.8637 -2.5%
2008 0.8819 +2.1%
2009 0.8867 +0.5%
2010 0.8923 +0.6%
2011 0.7142 -20.0%
2012 0.6959 -2.6%
2013 0.7067 +1.5%
2014 0.6994 -1.0%
2015 0.6684 -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8782 0.8025 0.9146 9
2010s 0.7295 0.6684 0.8923 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 13 Ecuador 0.6837 compare
  2. 14 Sri Lanka 0.6789 compare
  3. 15 Philippines 0.6704 compare
  4. 17 Honduras 0.6478 compare
  5. 18 El Salvador 0.6393 compare
  6. 19 Argentina 0.6277 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia was 0.6684 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9146 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6684 in 2015.
How does Australia rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Australia ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 298 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed