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

South Korea: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.6538 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6538
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
68th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.6538
in 2017
All-time low
0.5389
in 2009
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.62001200920172001: 0.582002: 0.5672003: 0.5622004: 0.5882005: 0.5562007: 0.5642008: 0.62009: 0.5392010: 0.5562011: 0.5562012: 0.6092013: 0.62014: 0.62015: 0.62016: 0.642017: 0.654

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 0.6538 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Korea peaked at 0.6538 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5389, in 2009.

South Korea ranks 68th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.5797
2002 0.5667 -2.2%
2003 0.5625 -0.7%
2004 0.5882 +4.6%
2005 0.5556 -5.6%
2007 0.5641 +1.5%
2008 0.6 +6.4%
2009 0.5389 -10.2%
2010 0.5556 +3.1%
2011 0.5556 +0.0%
2012 0.6094 +9.7%
2013 0.6 -1.5%
2014 0.6 +0.0%
2015 0.6 +0.0%
2016 0.64 +6.7%
2017 0.6538 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5695 0.5389 0.6 8
2010s 0.6018 0.5556 0.6538 8

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 65 Czechia 0.7149 compare
  2. 66 Luxembourg 0.7095 compare
  3. 67 Ghana 0.6904 compare
  4. 69 Netherlands 0.6223 compare
  5. 70 Germany 0.5877 compare
  6. 71 Cyprus 0.4341 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Korea?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in South Korea was 0.6538 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.6538 in 2017.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5389 in 2009.
How does South Korea rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
South Korea ranks 68th out of 71 countries with data for 2017.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea 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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