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

Colombia: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.46 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.46
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
26th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.645
in 2003
All-time low
0.46
in 2017
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Colombia, 2001–2017

00.20.40.62001200920172001: 0.562002: 0.6022003: 0.6452004: 0.6422005: 0.6342006: 0.6112007: 0.5382008: 0.5842009: 0.5682010: 0.4972011: 0.5282012: 0.5192013: 0.4992014: 0.4772015: 0.4692016: 0.4632017: 0.46

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.46 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Colombia peaked at 0.645 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.46, in 2017.

Colombia ranks 26th of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Education in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.5595
2002 0.6017 +7.5%
2003 0.645 +7.2%
2004 0.6422 -0.4%
2005 0.6345 -1.2%
2006 0.6114 -3.6%
2007 0.5384 -11.9%
2008 0.5837 +8.4%
2009 0.5678 -2.7%
2010 0.4971 -12.5%
2011 0.5283 +6.3%
2012 0.5191 -1.7%
2013 0.4989 -3.9%
2014 0.477 -4.4%
2015 0.4687 -1.7%
2016 0.4634 -1.1%
2017 0.46 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5982 0.5384 0.645 9
2010s 0.4891 0.46 0.5283 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 23 Peru 0.5585 compare
  2. 24 Pakistan 0.4921 compare
  3. 25 Chile 0.461 compare
  4. 27 South Africa 0.0891 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 Colombia?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Colombia was 0.46 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.645 in 2003.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.46 in 2017.
How does Colombia rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Colombia ranks 26th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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