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

Latvia: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8065 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8065
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
44th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.8077
in 2015
All-time low
0.64
in 2007
Years of data
12
2005–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia, 2005–2016

00.20.40.60.82005201020162005: 0.7832006: 0.6532007: 0.642008: 0.7142009: 0.7432010: 0.8072011: 0.7492012: 0.7912013: 0.7692014: 0.7862015: 0.8082016: 0.806

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia is 0.8065, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia peaked at 0.8077 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.64, in 2007.

Latvia ranks 44th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia, 2005 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2005 0.7833
2006 0.6533 -16.6%
2007 0.64 -2.0%
2008 0.7143 +11.6%
2009 0.7425 +3.9%
2010 0.8072 +8.7%
2011 0.7486 -7.3%
2012 0.7915 +5.7%
2013 0.7692 -2.8%
2014 0.7856 +2.1%
2015 0.8077 +2.8%
2016 0.8065 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7067 0.64 0.7833 5
2010s 0.7881 0.7486 0.8077 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 41 Uruguay 0.8214 compare
  2. 42 Sri Lanka 0.8182 compare
  3. 43 Slovakia 0.8101 compare
  4. 45 Romania 0.8057 compare
  5. 46 Jamaica 0.8026
  6. 47 Indonesia 0.8 compare
  7. 47 Uganda 0.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia was 0.8065 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8077 in 2015.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.64 in 2007.
How does Latvia rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Latvia ranks 44th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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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