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

India: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8333 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.8333
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 71 countries
All-time high
1.03
in 1987
All-time low
0.7552
in 2004
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in India, 1983–2019

00.250.50.7511983200120191983: 0.9341987: 11993: 0.9961999: 0.9412004: 0.7552005: 0.82007: 0.82009: 0.8572011: 0.792017: 0.8332018: 0.8332019: 0.833

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in India is 0.8333, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in India peaked at 1.03 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.7552, in 2004.

India ranks 37th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1983 0.934
1987 1.03 +10.6%
1993 0.996 -3.6%
1999 0.9411 -5.5%
2004 0.7552 -19.8%
2005 0.8 +5.9%
2007 0.8 +0.0%
2009 0.8571 +7.1%
2011 0.7899 -7.8%
2017 0.8333 +5.5%
2018 0.8333 +0.0%
2019 0.8333 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9837 0.934 1.03 2
1990s 0.9686 0.9411 0.996 2
2000s 0.8031 0.7552 0.8571 4
2010s 0.8225 0.7899 0.8333 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 34 Egypt 0.84 compare
  2. 35 Bulgaria 0.8396 compare
  3. 36 Dominican Republic 0.8333 compare
  4. 38 Sweden 0.8274 compare
  5. 39 Portugal 0.8265 compare
  6. 40 Italy 0.8227 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in India?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in India was 0.8333 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1987.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7552 in 2004.
How does India rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
India ranks 37th out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 15-64, 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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