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

Latvia: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.6573 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.6573
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
30th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.7056
in 2011
All-time low
0.5841
in 2010
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Latvia, 2007–2018

00.20.40.60.82007201220182007: 0.6932008: 0.6122009: 0.612010: 0.5842011: 0.7062012: 0.6972013: 0.6932014: 0.6892015: 0.6742016: 0.6692017: 0.6792018: 0.657

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.6573 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2018.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Latvia peaked at 0.7056 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5841, in 2010.

Latvia ranks 30th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Professionals in Latvia, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.6931
2008 0.6122 -11.7%
2009 0.6103 -0.3%
2010 0.5841 -4.3%
2011 0.7056 +20.8%
2012 0.6968 -1.2%
2013 0.6931 -0.5%
2014 0.6894 -0.5%
2015 0.6738 -2.3%
2016 0.6689 -0.7%
2017 0.6791 +1.5%
2018 0.6573 -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6385 0.6103 0.6931 3
2010s 0.672 0.5841 0.7056 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 27 Hungary 0.667 compare
  2. 28 Serbia 0.6598 compare
  3. 29 Guatemala 0.6584 compare
  4. 31 Costa Rica 0.6551 compare
  5. 32 Ecuador 0.6525 compare
  6. 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6524 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Latvia?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Latvia was 0.6573 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7056 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5841 in 2010.
How does Latvia rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Latvia ranks 30th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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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