Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Clerks by country
Countries reporting
58
Highest
0.7687
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.0054
Colombia
Median
0.2631
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
695
What the numbers show
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Clerks is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 0.7687 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.0054 in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2631, and the mean is 0.3036.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 143.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Sri Lanka (up 74.8%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 44.6%).
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 0.7687 | 2021 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 0.6701 | 2016 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 0.6117 | 2015 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 4 | Zambia | 0.6031 | 2015 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 5 | Jordan | 0.5593 | 2016 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 0.5164 | 2019 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 0.4962 | 2016 | up 74.8% | falling |
| 8 | Pakistan | 0.4829 | 2020 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 9 | Panama | 0.4617 | 2021 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 10 | Mongolia | 0.4609 | 2014 | up 22.1% | flat |
| 11 | Ireland | 0.4268 | 2017 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 12 | France | 0.401 | 2018 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 13 | Belgium | 0.3705 | 2018 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 14 | Palestine, State of | 0.3424 | 2017 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 15 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3304 | 2020 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 0.3292 | 2017 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 0.3203 | 2017 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3096 | 2017 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 19 | Portugal | 0.3064 | 2018 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.305 | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 21 | Greece | 0.3042 | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 22 | Honduras | 0.3042 | 2019 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 23 | Georgia | 0.3031 | 2013 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 24 | Uruguay | 0.2981 | 2017 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 0.2861 | 2018 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 0.2698 | 2019 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 0.2691 | 2018 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 28 | Iceland | 0.2677 | 2013 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 0.2658 | 2021 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 30 | Hungary | 0.2604 | 2018 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 31 | Malta | 0.2596 | 2018 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 0.2595 | 2020 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 0.2563 | 2018 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 0.2519 | 2018 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 35 | Czechia | 0.249 | 2018 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 36 | Paraguay | 0.2417 | 2021 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 37 | Switzerland | 0.2373 | 2018 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 0.2259 | 2018 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 39 | Cyprus | 0.2236 | 2018 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 0.2234 | 2021 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 41 | Romania | 0.2231 | 2018 | up 44.9% | falling |
| 42 | Finland | 0.2215 | 2018 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 43 | Ecuador | 0.213 | 2017 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 44 | Namibia | 0.2096 | 2015 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 45 | Türkiye | 0.2088 | 2016 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 46 | Philippines | 0.2085 | 2019 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 0.202 | 2018 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 48 | Australia | 0.2001 | 2015 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 49 | Italy | 0.1989 | 2018 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 50 | Brazil | 0.1945 | 2021 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 51 | El Salvador | 0.1914 | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 52 | Guatemala | 0.1906 | 2017 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 53 | Chile | 0.1858 | 2017 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 54 | Austria | 0.1727 | 2018 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 55 | United States of America | 0.1594 | 2018 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 56 | Estonia | 0.1547 | 2018 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 57 | Latvia | 0.1411 | 2018 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 58 | Colombia | 0.0054 | 2015 | up 5.5% | volatile |