Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in India

India: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 was 0.7891 in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7891
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
55th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2018
All-time low
0.5455
in 1993
Years of data
11
1983–2019

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.81983200120191983: 0.5951993: 0.5451999: 0.62004: 0.5832005: 0.5712007: 0.6362009: 0.5832011: 0.7742017: 0.6522018: 0.82019: 0.789

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in India stood at 0.7891.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in India peaked at 0.8 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5455, in 1993.

That places India 55th out of 71 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5952 0.5952 0.5952 1
1990s 0.5727 0.5455 0.6 2
2000s 0.5936 0.5714 0.6364 4
2010s 0.7537 0.6518 0.8 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 52 France 0.8047 compare
  2. 53 Iceland 0.8017 compare
  3. 54 Paraguay 0.8 compare
  4. 56 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.75 compare
  5. 57 Netherlands 0.7496 compare
  6. 58 Argentina 0.7459 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places β†’

More reference data data for India

All data for India β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in India?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in India was 0.7891 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2018.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5455 in 1993.
How does India rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24?
India ranks 55th out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 927 data points, 1970–2021
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