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

Latvia: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.2561 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2561
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
23rd
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.3267
in 2011
All-time low
0.2531
in 2015
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

00.10.20.32007201220182007: 0.2842008: 0.2992009: 0.2992010: 0.3012011: 0.3272012: 0.3052013: 0.2832014: 0.3032015: 0.2532016: 0.2792017: 0.2632018: 0.256

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.2561 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2018.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Latvia peaked at 0.3267 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2531, in 2015.

That places Latvia 23rd out of 63 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Elementary workers in Latvia, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2836
2008 0.2989 +5.4%
2009 0.2991 +0.1%
2010 0.3006 +0.5%
2011 0.3267 +8.7%
2012 0.305 -6.6%
2013 0.2825 -7.4%
2014 0.303 +7.2%
2015 0.2531 -16.4%
2016 0.2795 +10.4%
2017 0.2634 -5.8%
2018 0.2561 -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2939 0.2836 0.2991 3
2010s 0.2855 0.2531 0.3267 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 20 Iceland 0.271 compare
  2. 21 Greece 0.2607 compare
  3. 22 Austria 0.2601 compare
  4. 24 Romania 0.2539 compare
  5. 25 Luxembourg 0.2477 compare
  6. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2438 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Latvia?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Latvia was 0.2561 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3267 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2531 in 2015.
How does Latvia rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Latvia ranks 23rd out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia 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: Elementary workers. 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: Elementary workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 741 data points, 2000–2021
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