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

Sri Lanka: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.7221 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7221
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
17th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.814
in 2007
All-time low
0.7221
in 2016
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.8062001: 0.7972002: 0.7772003: 0.8142004: 0.7692006: 0.772007: 0.8142008: 0.7662009: 0.7462011: 0.7412012: 0.772013: 0.7372014: 0.7892015: 0.7332016: 0.722

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.7221 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.814 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7221, in 2016.

Sri Lanka ranks 17th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Professionals in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8059
2001 0.7972 -1.1%
2002 0.7772 -2.5%
2003 0.8138 +4.7%
2004 0.7689 -5.5%
2006 0.77 +0.1%
2007 0.814 +5.7%
2008 0.7662 -5.9%
2009 0.7465 -2.6%
2011 0.7413 -0.7%
2012 0.7703 +3.9%
2013 0.7368 -4.3%
2014 0.7888 +7.0%
2015 0.7334 -7.0%
2016 0.7221 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7844 0.7465 0.814 9
2010s 0.7488 0.7221 0.7888 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 14 Paraguay 0.734 compare
  2. 15 Greece 0.7311 compare
  3. 16 Ireland 0.727 compare
  4. 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7091 compare
  5. 19 Italy 0.7075 compare
  6. 20 Slovakia 0.7023 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Sri Lanka?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Sri Lanka was 0.7221 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.814 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7221 in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Sri Lanka ranks 17th out of 64 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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