Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.75 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2017
All-time low
0.4667
in 1989
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.20.40.60.81981200020201981: 0.4891982: 0.5181983: 0.51984: 0.5211985: 0.5091986: 0.5581987: 0.5061988: 0.51989: 0.4671990: 0.5891992: 0.531993: 0.5561995: 0.5381996: 0.5711997: 0.5711998: 0.5711999: 0.5882001: 0.5862002: 0.6432003: 0.72004: 0.6672005: 0.6752006: 0.752007: 0.6672008: 0.7162009: 0.72011: 0.6922012: 0.7542013: 0.7142014: 0.7332015: 0.752016: 0.752017: 0.82018: 0.752019: 0.752020: 0.75

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil is 0.75, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil peaked at 0.8 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4667, in 1989.

Brazil ranks 61st of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1981 0.4889
1982 0.5176 +5.9%
1983 0.5 -3.4%
1984 0.5208 +4.2%
1985 0.5091 -2.2%
1986 0.5581 +9.6%
1987 0.5056 -9.4%
1988 0.5 -1.1%
1989 0.4667 -6.7%
1990 0.589 +26.2%
1992 0.5304 -9.9%
1993 0.5556 +4.7%
1995 0.5385 -3.1%
1996 0.5714 +6.1%
1997 0.5714 +0.0%
1998 0.5714 +0.0%
1999 0.5882 +2.9%
2001 0.5857 -0.4%
2002 0.6429 +9.8%
2003 0.7 +8.9%
2004 0.6667 -4.8%
2005 0.675 +1.2%
2006 0.75 +11.1%
2007 0.6667 -11.1%
2008 0.7158 +7.4%
2009 0.7 -2.2%
2011 0.6917 -1.2%
2012 0.7538 +9.0%
2013 0.7143 -5.2%
2014 0.7333 +2.7%
2015 0.75 +2.3%
2016 0.75 +0.0%
2017 0.8 +6.7%
2018 0.75 -6.3%
2019 0.75 +0.0%
2020 0.75 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5074 0.4667 0.5581 9
1990s 0.5645 0.5304 0.589 8
2000s 0.6781 0.5857 0.75 9
2010s 0.7437 0.6917 0.8 9
2020s 0.75 0.75 0.75 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 58 Rwanda 0.7672 compare
  2. 59 Spain 0.7667 compare
  3. 60 Ireland 0.7553 compare
  4. 62 Mauritius 0.7414 compare
  5. 63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7285 compare
  6. 64 Estonia 0.7235 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil was 0.75 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2017.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4667 in 1989.
How does Brazil rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Brazil ranks 61st out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 931 data points, 1970–2021
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