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

Sri Lanka: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.6789 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6789
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
14th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.8444
in 2003
All-time low
0.6789
in 2016
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.8332003: 0.8442004: 0.8282006: 0.8072007: 0.8222008: 0.82009: 0.6922011: 0.7552012: 0.8092013: 0.7232014: 0.7752015: 0.7272016: 0.679

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.6789 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 6.7% 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 Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8444 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6789, in 2016.

Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.8326
2003 0.8444 +1.4%
2004 0.8276 -2.0%
2006 0.8071 -2.5%
2007 0.8217 +1.8%
2008 0.7999 -2.7%
2009 0.6924 -13.4%
2011 0.7554 +9.1%
2012 0.8089 +7.1%
2013 0.7232 -10.6%
2014 0.7753 +7.2%
2015 0.7274 -6.2%
2016 0.6789 -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8037 0.6924 0.8444 7
2010s 0.7448 0.6789 0.8089 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 11 Paraguay 0.7134 compare
  2. 12 Uruguay 0.6846 compare
  3. 13 Ecuador 0.6837 compare
  4. 15 Philippines 0.6704 compare
  5. 16 Australia 0.6684 compare
  6. 17 Honduras 0.6478 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Sri Lanka?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Sri Lanka was 0.6789 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8444 in 2003.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6789 in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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