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 0.6609 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6609
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
9th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.7738
in 2007
All-time low
0.5837
in 2009
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: 0.7732003: 0.7642004: 0.7592006: 0.7732007: 0.7742008: 0.7582009: 0.5842011: 0.7442012: 0.7732013: 0.712014: 0.752015: 0.7172016: 0.661

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Sri Lanka is 0.6609, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 7.8% 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 Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7738 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5837, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 9th 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: Health in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.7731
2003 0.764 -1.2%
2004 0.7587 -0.7%
2006 0.7735 +1.9%
2007 0.7738 +0.0%
2008 0.7576 -2.1%
2009 0.5837 -23.0%
2011 0.7439 +27.4%
2012 0.7727 +3.9%
2013 0.7097 -8.2%
2014 0.7495 +5.6%
2015 0.7167 -4.4%
2016 0.6609 -7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7406 0.5837 0.7738 7
2010s 0.7256 0.6609 0.7727 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 6 Peru 0.7363 compare
  2. 7 Ecuador 0.6689 compare
  3. 8 Honduras 0.6662 compare
  4. 10 El Salvador 0.6429 compare
  5. 11 Paraguay 0.6377 compare
  6. 12 Armenia 0.6051 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 0.6609 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 0.7738 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5837 in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Sri Lanka ranks 9th 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 14.6%. 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: 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