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

Peru: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.5585 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.5585
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
23rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.8361
in 2000
All-time low
0.5585
in 2017
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Peru, 2000–2017

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.8362001: 0.7032002: 0.7082004: 0.7192005: 0.6552006: 0.7022007: 0.6642008: 0.6582009: 0.6572010: 0.642011: 0.6582012: 0.6362013: 0.6482014: 0.6182015: 0.6312017: 0.559

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.5585 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Peru peaked at 0.8361 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5585, in 2017.

Peru ranks 23rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Education in Peru, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8361
2001 0.7027 -16.0%
2002 0.7077 +0.7%
2004 0.7192 +1.6%
2005 0.6552 -8.9%
2006 0.7015 +7.1%
2007 0.6639 -5.4%
2008 0.6582 -0.9%
2009 0.6573 -0.1%
2010 0.6404 -2.6%
2011 0.6579 +2.7%
2012 0.6364 -3.3%
2013 0.6476 +1.8%
2014 0.6182 -4.5%
2015 0.631 +2.1%
2017 0.5585 -11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7002 0.6552 0.8361 9
2010s 0.6272 0.5585 0.6579 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 20 Guatemala 0.6274 compare
  2. 21 Palestine, State of 0.6265 compare
  3. 22 Jordan 0.6038 compare
  4. 24 Pakistan 0.4921 compare
  5. 25 Chile 0.461 compare
  6. 26 Colombia 0.46 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Peru?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Peru was 0.5585 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.8361 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5585 in 2017.
How does Peru rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Peru ranks 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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
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