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

Colombia: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.0779 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0779
Change on year
up 53.0%
World rank
64th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.2955
in 2002
All-time low
0.0509
in 2016
Years of data
15
2001–2017

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Colombia, 2001–2017

0.050.10.150.20.250.32001200920172001: 0.1362002: 0.2952003: 0.142004: 0.2232005: 0.1462008: 0.1152009: 0.0992010: 0.1052011: 0.1062012: 0.1192013: 0.0742014: 0.0832015: 0.0912016: 0.0512017: 0.078

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.0779 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2017.

That represents a change of up 53.0% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Colombia peaked at 0.2955 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0509, in 2016.

Colombia ranks 64th of 64 countries on this measure, 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 Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Professionals in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.136
2002 0.2955 +117.3%
2003 0.1399 -52.6%
2004 0.2226 +59.1%
2005 0.1462 -34.3%
2008 0.1148 -21.5%
2009 0.0988 -13.9%
2010 0.1053 +6.5%
2011 0.1058 +0.5%
2012 0.1194 +12.9%
2013 0.0744 -37.7%
2014 0.0828 +11.3%
2015 0.091 +9.9%
2016 0.0509 -44.0%
2017 0.0779 +53.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1648 0.0988 0.2955 7
2010s 0.0884 0.0509 0.1194 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 61 Luxembourg 0.4487 compare
  2. 62 Chile 0.4387 compare
  3. 63 United States of America 0.2861 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Colombia?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Colombia was 0.0779 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2955 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0509 in 2016.
How does Colombia rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Colombia ranks 64th out of 64 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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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