Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Greece

Greece: Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd was 1.69 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.69
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
28th
of 41 countries
All-time high
1.87
in 2018
All-time low
0.176
in 1989
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Greece, 1980–2021

00.511.521980200020211980: 0.3031981: 0.4211982: 0.3661983: 0.3221984: 0.2651985: 0.3141986: 0.2941987: 0.2511988: 0.2081989: 0.1761990: 0.661991: 0.7951992: 0.7771993: 0.7951994: 11995: 11996: 11997: 0.9551998: 0.9991999: 0.9472000: 0.8492001: 0.7822002: 0.7472003: 0.7782004: 0.7972005: 0.7972006: 0.7522007: 0.8532008: 0.8512009: 0.9672010: 0.9812011: 12012: 1.22013: 1.32014: 1.42015: 1.32016: 1.32017: 1.62018: 1.92019: 1.62020: 1.72021: 1.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Greece recorded 1.69 for female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in 2021.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Greece peaked at 1.87 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.176, in 1989.

That places Greece 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Greece, 1980 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1980 0.303 —
1981 0.421 +38.9%
1982 0.366 -13.1%
1983 0.322 -12.0%
1984 0.265 -17.7%
1985 0.314 +18.5%
1986 0.294 -6.4%
1987 0.251 -14.6%
1988 0.208 -17.1%
1989 0.176 -15.4%
1990 0.66 +275.0%
1991 0.795 +20.5%
1992 0.777 -2.3%
1993 0.795 +2.3%
1994 1.02 +28.2%
1995 1.01 -0.5%
1996 1 -1.3%
1997 0.955 -4.6%
1998 0.999 +4.6%
1999 0.947 -5.2%
2000 0.849 -10.3%
2001 0.782 -7.9%
2002 0.747 -4.5%
2003 0.778 +4.1%
2004 0.797 +2.4%
2005 0.797 +0.0%
2006 0.752 -5.6%
2007 0.853 +13.4%
2008 0.851 -0.2%
2009 0.967 +13.6%
2010 0.981 +1.4%
2011 1.02 +4.1%
2012 1.19 +16.8%
2013 1.34 +12.5%
2014 1.38 +3.1%
2015 1.29 -7.0%
2016 1.26 -1.7%
2017 1.65 +30.0%
2018 1.87 +13.5%
2019 1.56 -16.3%
2020 1.66 +6.5%
2021 1.69 +1.4%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 1.69 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.11, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 1.69 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.29, 74% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +275.0% 0.176 0.66

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.292 0.176 0.421 10
1990s 0.8962 0.66 1.02 10
2000s 0.8173 0.747 0.967 10
2010s 1.35 0.981 1.87 10
2020s 1.68 1.66 1.69 2

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 25 Slovenia 1.87 compare
  2. 26 United Kingdom 1.85 compare
  3. 27 Colombia 1.84 compare
  4. 29 Switzerland 1.68 compare
  5. 30 South Korea 1.65 compare
  6. 31 Netherlands 1.62 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Greece?
Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Greece was 1.69 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1.87 in 2018.
What is the lowest female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.176 in 1989.
How does Greece rank for female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd?
Greece ranks 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.
Is female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
41 places, 1,401 data points, 1980–2023
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