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 0.3678 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.3678
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
22nd
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.7007
in 2010
All-time low
0.3678
in 2015
Years of data
15
2001–2015

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

00.20.40.60.82001200820152001: 0.5712002: 0.562003: 0.6142004: 0.5952005: 0.62006: 0.6182007: 0.6322008: 0.6642009: 0.6842010: 0.7012011: 0.4272012: 0.3952013: 0.4222014: 0.3812015: 0.368

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.3678 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia peaked at 0.7007 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3678, in 2015.

Australia ranks 22nd of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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: Health in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.5711
2002 0.56 -2.0%
2003 0.6138 +9.6%
2004 0.5952 -3.0%
2005 0.5997 +0.8%
2006 0.6179 +3.0%
2007 0.6316 +2.2%
2008 0.6641 +5.1%
2009 0.6844 +3.0%
2010 0.7007 +2.4%
2011 0.4272 -39.0%
2012 0.3948 -7.6%
2013 0.4219 +6.9%
2014 0.3812 -9.6%
2015 0.3678 -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6153 0.56 0.6844 9
2010s 0.4489 0.3678 0.7007 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 19 Guatemala 0.4682 compare
  2. 20 Argentina 0.444 compare
  3. 21 Brazil 0.4043 compare
  4. 23 Philippines 0.3132 compare
  5. 24 Uruguay 0.2556 compare
  6. 25 Russian Federation 0.1097 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 0.3678 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 0.7007 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3678 in 2015.
How does Australia rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Australia ranks 22nd 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 38.7%. 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: Health. 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: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 304 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed