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

Korea: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 was 0.9467 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9467
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
25th
of 71 countries
All-time high
1.78
in 2010
All-time low
0.9
in 2011
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Korea, 2001–2017

00.511.522001200920172001: 0.9752002: 12003: 0.9442004: 12005: 12007: 12008: 1.12009: 0.9172010: 1.82011: 0.92012: 12013: 12014: 0.9772015: 1.12016: 1.12017: 0.947

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.9467 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Korea peaked at 1.78 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2011.

Korea ranks 25th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9915 0.9167 1.1 8
2010s 1.1 0.9 1.78 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 22 Chile 0.9541 compare
  2. 23 Bangladesh 0.95 compare
  3. 23 Brazil 0.95 compare
  4. 26 Republic of Moldova 0.9392 compare
  5. 27 Uruguay 0.9375 compare
  6. 28 Cambodia 0.9316 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Korea?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Korea was 0.9467 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.78 in 2010.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2011.
How does Korea rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24?
Korea ranks 25th out of 71 countries with data for 2017.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea 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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