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

Switzerland: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.2373 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2373
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
37th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.2373
in 2018
All-time low
0.1629
in 2011
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Switzerland, 2007–2018

00.050.10.150.20.252007201220182007: 0.2162008: 0.2022009: 0.2022010: 0.1632011: 0.1632012: 0.1962013: 0.212014: 0.1912015: 0.2052016: 0.2182017: 0.2152018: 0.237

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Switzerland stood at 0.2373. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Switzerland peaked at 0.2373 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1629, in 2011.

That places Switzerland 37th out of 58 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Clerks in Switzerland, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2163
2008 0.2023 -6.5%
2009 0.2024 +0.1%
2010 0.1632 -19.4%
2011 0.1629 -0.2%
2012 0.1962 +20.4%
2013 0.2101 +7.1%
2014 0.1913 -8.9%
2015 0.2046 +6.9%
2016 0.2184 +6.8%
2017 0.2153 -1.4%
2018 0.2373 +10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.207 0.2023 0.2163 3
2010s 0.1999 0.1629 0.2373 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 34 Luxembourg 0.2519 compare
  2. 35 Czechia 0.249 compare
  3. 36 Paraguay 0.2417 compare
  4. 38 Serbia 0.2259 compare
  5. 39 Cyprus 0.2236 compare
  6. 40 Costa Rica 0.2234 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Switzerland?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Switzerland was 0.2373 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2373 in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1629 in 2011.
How does Switzerland rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Switzerland ranks 37th out of 58 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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: Clerks. 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: Clerks
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 695 data points, 2000–2021
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