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

Ireland: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.3884 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3884
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
25th
of 62 countries
All-time high
0.3884
in 2017
All-time low
0.1316
in 2005
Years of data
14
2004–2017

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Ireland, 2004–2017

0.10.20.30.42004201020172004: 0.1592005: 0.1322006: 0.1992007: 0.1682008: 0.1522009: 0.162010: 0.1472011: 0.2022012: 0.2062013: 0.2662014: 0.2932015: 0.3082016: 0.3582017: 0.388

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Ireland is 0.3884, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 130.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Ireland peaked at 0.3884 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1316, in 2005.

Ireland ranks 25th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Manager in Ireland, 2004 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2004 0.1588
2005 0.1316 -17.2%
2006 0.1992 +51.4%
2007 0.1684 -15.4%
2008 0.1516 -10.0%
2009 0.1596 +5.3%
2010 0.1468 -8.0%
2011 0.2021 +37.7%
2012 0.2064 +2.2%
2013 0.2665 +29.1%
2014 0.2932 +10.0%
2015 0.3076 +4.9%
2016 0.3581 +16.4%
2017 0.3884 +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1615 0.1316 0.1992 6
2010s 0.2711 0.1468 0.3884 8

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 22 Georgia 0.4325 compare
  2. 23 Hungary 0.4301 compare
  3. 24 Zambia 0.4095 compare
  4. 26 Croatia 0.3779 compare
  5. 27 El Salvador 0.3753 compare
  6. 28 Finland 0.3695 compare

See the full ranking of 62 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Ireland?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Ireland was 0.3884 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3884 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1316 in 2005.
How does Ireland rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Ireland ranks 25th out of 62 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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: Manager. 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: Manager
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
62 places, 719 data points, 2000–2021
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