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

Sri Lanka: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 was 0.915 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.915
Change on year
up 14.4%
World rank
31st
of 71 countries
All-time high
1.18
in 1994
All-time low
0.8
in 2014
Years of data
19
1992–2015

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015

00.250.50.7511.21992200320151992: 11993: 1.11994: 1.21995: 1.11996: 0.871998: 0.9091999: 0.8572000: 0.9382001: 0.8882002: 0.9212003: 0.9252004: 0.8672007: 0.8462008: 0.8122011: 0.92012: 0.8332013: 0.8732014: 0.82015: 0.915

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka stood at 0.915.

The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.18 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2014.

Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1992 1
1993 1.07 +6.7%
1994 1.18 +10.3%
1995 1.11 -5.6%
1996 0.8696 -21.7%
1998 0.9091 +4.5%
1999 0.8567 -5.8%
2000 0.9375 +9.4%
2001 0.888 -5.3%
2002 0.9211 +3.7%
2003 0.925 +0.4%
2004 0.8667 -6.3%
2007 0.8462 -2.4%
2008 0.8125 -4.0%
2011 0.9 +10.8%
2012 0.8333 -7.4%
2013 0.8731 +4.8%
2014 0.8 -8.4%
2015 0.915 +14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9985 0.8567 1.18 7
2000s 0.8853 0.8125 0.9375 7
2010s 0.8643 0.8 0.915 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 28 Cambodia 0.9316 compare
  2. 29 Mauritius 0.9195 compare
  3. 30 Mexico 0.9167 compare
  4. 32 Indonesia 0.9124 compare
  5. 33 Croatia 0.9 compare
  6. 34 Bulgaria 0.8976 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka was 0.915 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 in 1994.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2014.
How does Sri Lanka rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24?
Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2015.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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