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 0.5167 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.5167
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
58th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.7369
in 2009
All-time low
0.5167
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: 0.6842002: 0.6262003: 0.7032004: 0.6922005: 0.7112006: 0.7022007: 0.6932008: 0.7062009: 0.7372010: 0.7292011: 0.5382012: 0.542013: 0.5342014: 0.5182015: 0.517

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.5167 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 0.3% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia peaked at 0.7369 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5167, in 2015.

That places Australia 58th out of 64 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 occupational group: Professionals in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.684
2002 0.6255 -8.6%
2003 0.703 +12.4%
2004 0.6922 -1.5%
2005 0.7113 +2.8%
2006 0.7017 -1.4%
2007 0.6931 -1.2%
2008 0.7061 +1.9%
2009 0.7369 +4.4%
2010 0.7288 -1.1%
2011 0.5382 -26.2%
2012 0.5404 +0.4%
2013 0.5335 -1.3%
2014 0.5185 -2.8%
2015 0.5167 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6949 0.6255 0.7369 9
2010s 0.5627 0.5167 0.7288 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 55 Brazil 0.5596 compare
  2. 56 Cameroon 0.5328 compare
  3. 57 Romania 0.5252 compare
  4. 59 Jordan 0.5097 compare
  5. 60 Pakistan 0.4861 compare
  6. 61 Luxembourg 0.4487 compare

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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 0.5167 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 0.7369 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5167 in 2015.
How does Australia rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Australia ranks 58th out of 64 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 27.4%. 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 occupational group: Professionals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 753 data points, 2000–2022
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