Female professional and technical workers (% of total) - Gender Statistics



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Female professional and technical workers refers to the share of professionals and technical workers who are female. Women's share of positions are defined according to the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) to include physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals (and associate professionals), life science and health professionals (and associate professionals), teaching professionals (and associate professionals) and other professionals and associate professionals.
Female professional and technical workers (% of total) - Gender Statistics (2006)

Rank

Country

Value

1Lithuania71
2Estonia68
3Kazakhstan67
4Armenia65
5Ukraine64
6Moldova64
7Latvia64
8Russia64
9Kyrgyzstan62
10Georgia62
11Bulgaria62
12Hungary61
13Venezuela61
14Philippines61
15Poland61
16Cuba60
17Lesotho58
18Slovakia58
19Romania57
20Australia56
21Slovenia56
22Canada56
23Iceland56
24United States55
25Thailand55
26Finland55
27Mongolia55
28Argentina54
29Czech Republic53
30Uruguay53
31Denmark53
32Trinidad and Tobago53
33Brazil53
34Ireland52
35China52
36Israel52
37New Zealand52
38Namibia52
39Honduras52
40Botswana51
41Indonesia51
42Azerbaijan51
43Croatia51
44Macedonia51
45Nicaragua51
46Portugal51
47Sweden51
48Vietnam51
49Dominican Republic51
50Chile50
51Germany50
52Netherlands50
53Norway50
54Belgium49
55Greece49
56Colombia49
57Ecuador49
58Panama49
59Austria48
60France48
61Spain48
62El Salvador48
63Sri Lanka48
64Italy47
65Japan47
66United Kingdom47
67Switzerland46
68Singapore44
69Madagascar43
70Peru42
71Costa Rica42
72Mexico42
73Mauritius42
74Hong Kong42
75Malaysia41
76Malta41
77North Korea40
78Syria40
79South Korea40
80Bolivia40
81Uganda35
82Algeria35
83Morocco35
84Iran34
85West Bank and Gaza34
86Bahrain33
87Oman33
88Cambodia33
89Turkey33
90Egypt32
91Tanzania32
92Saudi Arabia31
93Zambia31
94Ethiopia30
95Pakistan26
96United Arab Emirates25
97Bangladesh22
98Nepal20
99Yemen15
100Fiji9
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