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

Brazil: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.4043 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4043
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
21st
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.5039
in 2011
All-time low
0.4043
in 2017
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Brazil, 2002–2017

00.20.40.62002200920172002: 0.4492003: 0.4362004: 0.4312005: 0.4412006: 0.4262007: 0.4382008: 0.4652009: 0.4552011: 0.5042012: 0.4782014: 0.4852015: 0.4852017: 0.404

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Brazil is 0.4043, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Brazil peaked at 0.5039 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4043, in 2017.

That places Brazil 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Health in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2002 0.4488
2003 0.4359 -2.9%
2004 0.4309 -1.1%
2005 0.4413 +2.4%
2006 0.4257 -3.5%
2007 0.4377 +2.8%
2008 0.4651 +6.3%
2009 0.4547 -2.2%
2011 0.5039 +10.8%
2012 0.478 -5.1%
2014 0.4851 +1.5%
2015 0.485 -0.0%
2017 0.4043 -16.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4425 0.4257 0.4651 8
2010s 0.4713 0.4043 0.5039 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 18 Palestine, State of 0.4905 compare
  2. 19 Guatemala 0.4682 compare
  3. 20 Argentina 0.444 compare
  4. 22 Australia 0.3678 compare
  5. 23 Philippines 0.3132 compare
  6. 24 Uruguay 0.2556 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Brazil?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Brazil was 0.4043 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.5039 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4043 in 2017.
How does Brazil rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Brazil ranks 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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
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