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

Portugal: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.3855 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.3855
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
44th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.6673
in 2010
All-time low
0.3855
in 2018
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Portugal, 2008–2018

00.20.40.62008201320182008: 0.6452009: 0.5942010: 0.6672011: 0.4132012: 0.4642013: 0.4822014: 0.5272015: 0.52016: 0.4472017: 0.4252018: 0.386

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.3855 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Portugal peaked at 0.6673 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3855, in 2018.

Portugal ranks 44th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Technicians in Portugal, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 0.6448
2009 0.594 -7.9%
2010 0.6673 +12.3%
2011 0.4128 -38.1%
2012 0.4638 +12.4%
2013 0.4816 +3.8%
2014 0.5266 +9.4%
2015 0.4998 -5.1%
2016 0.4467 -10.6%
2017 0.425 -4.9%
2018 0.3855 -9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6194 0.594 0.6448 2
2010s 0.4788 0.3855 0.6673 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 41 Ireland 0.4081 compare
  2. 42 Austria 0.4063 compare
  3. 43 Latvia 0.3905 compare
  4. 45 Romania 0.3833 compare
  5. 46 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3747 compare
  6. 47 Malta 0.3731 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Portugal?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Portugal was 0.3855 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.6673 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3855 in 2018.
How does Portugal rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Portugal ranks 44th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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