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

Netherlands: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.6223 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.6223
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
69th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.6488
in 2005
All-time low
0.5578
in 2007
Years of data
12
2005–2016

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

00.20.40.62005201020162005: 0.6492006: 0.5752007: 0.5582008: 0.5882009: 0.5912010: 0.6132011: 0.6152012: 0.6132013: 0.6142014: 0.6082015: 0.6142016: 0.622

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.6223 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands peaked at 0.6488 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5578, in 2007.

That places Netherlands 69th out of 71 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands, 2005 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2005 0.6488
2006 0.5746 -11.4%
2007 0.5578 -2.9%
2008 0.5877 +5.4%
2009 0.5912 +0.6%
2010 0.6132 +3.7%
2011 0.6154 +0.4%
2012 0.6131 -0.4%
2013 0.6139 +0.1%
2014 0.6076 -1.0%
2015 0.6139 +1.0%
2016 0.6223 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.592 0.5578 0.6488 5
2010s 0.6142 0.6076 0.6223 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 66 Luxembourg 0.7095 compare
  2. 67 Ghana 0.6904 compare
  3. 68 South Korea 0.6538 compare
  4. 70 Germany 0.5877 compare
  5. 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 Netherlands?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands was 0.6223 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 Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.6488 in 2005.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5578 in 2007.
How does Netherlands rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Netherlands ranks 69th 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 Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands 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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