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 0.5097 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5097
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
59th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.6857
in 2002
All-time low
0.5097
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

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

00.20.40.62002200920162002: 0.6862007: 0.6292008: 0.5892009: 0.5912010: 0.5832011: 0.5712012: 0.5632013: 0.5612014: 0.5752016: 0.51

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Jordan stood at 0.5097. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Jordan peaked at 0.6857 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5097, in 2016.

Jordan ranks 59th of 64 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 occupational group: Professionals in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.6857
2007 0.6291 -8.2%
2008 0.5887 -6.4%
2009 0.5908 +0.4%
2010 0.5827 -1.4%
2011 0.5709 -2.0%
2012 0.563 -1.4%
2013 0.5611 -0.3%
2014 0.5745 +2.4%
2016 0.5097 -11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6236 0.5887 0.6857 4
2010s 0.5603 0.5097 0.5827 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 56 Cameroon 0.5328 compare
  2. 57 Romania 0.5252 compare
  3. 58 Australia 0.5167 compare
  4. 60 Pakistan 0.4861 compare
  5. 61 Luxembourg 0.4487 compare
  6. 62 Chile 0.4387 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 0.5097 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 0.6857 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5097 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Jordan ranks 59th out of 64 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 19.0%. 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 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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