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

Jordan: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.6137 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6137
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
22nd
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.7982
in 2007
All-time low
0.6137
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.7492007: 0.7982008: 0.7542009: 0.7342010: 0.6922011: 0.6952012: 0.652013: 0.6642014: 0.6672016: 0.614

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.6137 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Jordan peaked at 0.7982 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6137, in 2016.

Jordan ranks 22nd of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupation: Teachers in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.7492
2007 0.7982 +6.5%
2008 0.7544 -5.5%
2009 0.7337 -2.7%
2010 0.6917 -5.7%
2011 0.6947 +0.4%
2012 0.6503 -6.4%
2013 0.6638 +2.1%
2014 0.667 +0.5%
2016 0.6137 -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7589 0.7337 0.7982 4
2010s 0.6635 0.6137 0.6947 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 19 Honduras 0.7095 compare
  2. 20 Australia 0.697 compare
  3. 21 Palestine, State of 0.6665 compare
  4. 23 Chile 0.4962 compare
  5. 24 Pakistan 0.4694 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Jordan?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Jordan was 0.6137 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7982 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6137 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Jordan ranks 22nd out of 24 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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: Teachers. 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: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 267 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed