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

Australia: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.3015 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.3015
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
54th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.5204
in 2010
All-time low
0.3015
in 2015
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia, 2001–2015

00.20.40.62001200820152001: 0.3942002: 0.4152003: 0.4822004: 0.4582005: 0.4812006: 0.4542007: 0.4812008: 0.5122009: 0.4912010: 0.522011: 0.3752012: 0.3242013: 0.352014: 0.312015: 0.301

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia is 0.3015, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia peaked at 0.5204 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3015, in 2015.

Australia ranks 54th of 63 countries on this measure, 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 Australia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Technicians in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.3939
2002 0.4149 +5.3%
2003 0.4825 +16.3%
2004 0.4584 -5.0%
2005 0.4807 +4.9%
2006 0.4537 -5.6%
2007 0.4812 +6.1%
2008 0.5117 +6.3%
2009 0.4909 -4.0%
2010 0.5204 +6.0%
2011 0.3753 -27.9%
2012 0.3242 -13.6%
2013 0.3501 +8.0%
2014 0.3105 -11.3%
2015 0.3015 -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4631 0.3939 0.5117 9
2010s 0.3637 0.3015 0.5204 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 51 Uruguay 0.3262 compare
  2. 52 Croatia 0.3157 compare
  3. 53 Peru 0.3056 compare
  4. 55 Türkiye 0.2989 compare
  5. 56 Bulgaria 0.2911 compare
  6. 57 Morocco 0.2824 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Australia was 0.3015 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5204 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3015 in 2015.
How does Australia rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Australia ranks 54th out of 63 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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: Technicians. 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: Technicians
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 731 data points, 2000–2022
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