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 0.3856 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.3856
Change on year
up 39.3%
World rank
8th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.3856
in 2018
All-time low
0.2023
in 2008
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

00.10.20.30.42007201220182007: 0.2752008: 0.2022009: 0.2712010: 0.3032011: 0.312012: 0.2862013: 0.2922014: 0.2962015: 0.3692016: 0.3132017: 0.2772018: 0.386

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Switzerland stood at 0.3856. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 39.3% on the previous year and up 90.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Switzerland peaked at 0.3856 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2023, in 2008.

That places Switzerland 8th out of 63 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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: Elementary workers in Switzerland, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2754
2008 0.2023 -26.5%
2009 0.2715 +34.2%
2010 0.3034 +11.8%
2011 0.3096 +2.0%
2012 0.2858 -7.7%
2013 0.2915 +2.0%
2014 0.2957 +1.4%
2015 0.3692 +24.9%
2016 0.3126 -15.3%
2017 0.2768 -11.4%
2018 0.3856 +39.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2497 0.2023 0.2754 3
2010s 0.3145 0.2768 0.3856 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 5 Belgium 0.4536 compare
  2. 6 Georgia 0.4373 compare
  3. 7 Zambia 0.4195 compare
  4. 9 Slovakia 0.3691 compare
  5. 10 Russian Federation 0.3653 compare
  6. 11 Poland 0.3636 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 0.3856 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 0.3856 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 0.2023 in 2008.
How does Switzerland rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Switzerland ranks 8th out of 63 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 90.7%. 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: 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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