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

El Salvador: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.6025 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6025
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
13th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.8552
in 2009
All-time low
0.6025
in 2017
Years of data
14
2000–2017

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

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.7692001: 0.722002: 0.7422003: 0.6622004: 0.7172006: 0.7192007: 0.7692008: 0.6322009: 0.8552012: 0.7472014: 0.8182015: 0.7572016: 0.6172017: 0.602

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in El Salvador stood at 0.6025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in El Salvador peaked at 0.8552 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6025, in 2017.

That places El Salvador 13th out of 24 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupation: Medical workers in El Salvador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.7692
2001 0.7197 -6.4%
2002 0.7421 +3.1%
2003 0.6615 -10.9%
2004 0.7174 +8.4%
2006 0.7193 +0.3%
2007 0.7689 +6.9%
2008 0.6322 -17.8%
2009 0.8552 +35.3%
2012 0.7468 -12.7%
2014 0.8178 +9.5%
2015 0.757 -7.4%
2016 0.6165 -18.6%
2017 0.6025 -2.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.6025 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5998, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.6025 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6122, 98% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7317 0.6322 0.8552 9
2010s 0.7081 0.6025 0.8178 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 10 Palestine, State of 0.6568 compare
  2. 11 Costa Rica 0.6502 compare
  3. 12 South Africa 0.6122 compare
  4. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6021 compare
  5. 15 Chile 0.5975 compare
  6. 16 Australia 0.5626 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in El Salvador?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in El Salvador was 0.6025 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8552 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6025 in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
El Salvador ranks 13th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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 occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 259 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed