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

Estonia: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.5778 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.5778
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
52nd
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.7278
in 2006
All-time low
0.5778
in 2018
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Estonia, 2004–2018

00.20.40.60.82004201120182004: 0.7072005: 0.7212006: 0.7282007: 0.7112008: 0.6922009: 0.6642010: 0.6262011: 0.632012: 0.6312013: 0.6112014: 0.6462015: 0.6662016: 0.62017: 0.6262018: 0.578

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.5778 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Estonia peaked at 0.7278 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5778, in 2018.

That places Estonia 52nd out of 64 countries with data for 2018, 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 Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Professionals in Estonia, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.7066
2005 0.721 +2.0%
2006 0.7278 +0.9%
2007 0.7111 -2.3%
2008 0.6924 -2.6%
2009 0.6643 -4.1%
2010 0.6262 -5.7%
2011 0.6304 +0.7%
2012 0.631 +0.1%
2013 0.6112 -3.1%
2014 0.6465 +5.8%
2015 0.6662 +3.1%
2016 0.6003 -9.9%
2017 0.6263 +4.3%
2018 0.5778 -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7039 0.6643 0.7278 6
2010s 0.624 0.5778 0.6662 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 49 Cyprus 0.5882 compare
  2. 50 Uruguay 0.5838 compare
  3. 51 South Africa 0.5778 compare
  4. 53 Honduras 0.5726 compare
  5. 54 El Salvador 0.5668 compare
  6. 55 Brazil 0.5596 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Estonia?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Estonia was 0.5778 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7278 in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5778 in 2018.
How does Estonia rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Estonia ranks 52nd out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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