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 0.5596 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.5596
World rank
55th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.6304
in 2008
All-time low
0.5596
in 2021
Years of data
15
2002–2021

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Brazil, 2002–2021

00.20.40.62002201120212002: 0.5912003: 0.582004: 0.5992005: 0.5932006: 0.6042007: 0.6182008: 0.632009: 0.6212011: 0.6262012: 0.6172014: 0.6232015: 0.6092016: 0.5652017: 0.5832021: 0.56

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Brazil stood at 0.5596. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Brazil peaked at 0.6304 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5596, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 55th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 occupational group: Professionals in Brazil, 2002 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2002 0.5912
2003 0.5796 -2.0%
2004 0.5986 +3.3%
2005 0.5934 -0.9%
2006 0.6045 +1.9%
2007 0.6183 +2.3%
2008 0.6304 +2.0%
2009 0.6208 -1.5%
2011 0.6262 +0.9%
2012 0.6173 -1.4%
2014 0.6233 +1.0%
2015 0.6089 -2.3%
2016 0.5652 -7.2%
2017 0.5827 +3.1%
2021 0.5596 -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6046 0.5796 0.6304 8
2010s 0.6039 0.5652 0.6262 6
2020s 0.5596 0.5596 0.5596 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 52 Estonia 0.5778 compare
  2. 53 Honduras 0.5726 compare
  3. 54 El Salvador 0.5668 compare
  4. 56 Cameroon 0.5328 compare
  5. 57 Romania 0.5252 compare
  6. 58 Australia 0.5167 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 0.5596 in 2021, 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 0.6304 in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5596 in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Brazil ranks 55th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
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 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 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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